Praia da Vagueira, Portugal
No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Aveiro, 13 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), 76 km.
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About Praia da Vagueira
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.
The spot faces W (280°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (100°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.2 km out (1 in 122). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 14°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 18°C in June, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January and September, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Aveiro, 13 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), 76 km.
Water about 17°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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From Chicago: about 16 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), direct. About 4 flights a week that month.
See flights ORD → LIS · Skyscanner from about £400 returnAdGetting there. 3 h 45 from the airport to Praia da Vagueira.
Accommodation.
No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Aveiro, 13 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), 76 km.
Hire and lessons.
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Forecast
The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 19Oct | 15, too small | 3 ft7 smushy | 67kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore | 16°C |
| Tue 20Oct | 23, too small | 5 ft11 smushy | 444kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots | 15°C |
| Wed 21Oct | 21, too small | 4 ft9 ssoft | 314kJ | wind from the north, 13 knots | 15°C |
| Thu 22Oct | 54, good | 7 ft9 ssoft | 703kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore | 16°C |
| Fri 23Oct | 0, too big | 9 ft9 ssoft | 1,378kJ | wind from the north, 10 knots | 16°C |
| Sat 24Oct | 48, good | 7 ft9 ssoft | 748kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots | 15°C |
| Sun 25Oct | 43, fair | 6 ft9 ssoft | 587kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots | 17°C |
| Mon 26Oct | 40, fair | 6 ft9 smushy | 470kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots | 15°C |
| Tue 27Oct | 34, too small | 6 ft9 ssoft | 487kJ | wind from the north, 9 knots | 15°C |
| Wed 28Oct | 0, poor | – | – | – | – |
Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.
Your trip, day by day
6 nights from Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates
- Tue 20 OctTravel out
Direct flight ORD to LIS, then 3h 45 by road. About 16h 20 door to door
- Wed 21 OctRest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
- Thu 22 OctSurf Praia da Vagueira
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 7 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.
- Fri 23 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
- Sat 24 OctSurf Praia da Vagueira
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 7 ft at 9 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).
- Sun 25 OctSurf Praia da Vagueira
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 6 ft at 9 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).
- Mon 26 OctTravel home
Direct flight ORD to LIS, then 3h 45 by road. About 16h 20 door to door
Rough cost
About £730–£1,420 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to LIS, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | £400–£830 |
| To the UK airport | parking or the train, there and back | £35–£65 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | £75–£130 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | £150–£280 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about £85 to fly your own | £70–£115 |
| Total | £730–£1,420 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.
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