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Spot de Surf
Dive site · Portugal
Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
59Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: Sea 0.7 m, Visibility about 5 m, Water 17 °C
Mon 2 · 47 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.4 m
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 17°C
Tue 3 · 61 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.0 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Air
- 18°C
Wed 4 · 59 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.0 m
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 15°C
Thu 5 · 61 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.0 m
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 16°C
Fri 6 · 62 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 18°C
Sat 7 · 57 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 14 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Air
- 18°C
Sun 8 · 54 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.0 m
- Wind
- 15 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Air
- 19°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 129, poor
- Mon 247, fair
- Tue 361, good
- Wed 459, fair
- Thu 561, good
- Fri 662, good
- Sat 757, fair
- Sun 854, fair
- Mon 935, poor
- Tue 1025, poor
The site in four facts
- Advancedand up
- Water 17 °C7 mm wetsuit and hood
- Faces NWswell from there reaches it
- Best in Aug5 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know currents, the visibility on the day or your certification.
Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 29, poor | 2.0 m | 5 kn | 7kn | 20°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 47, fair | 1.4 m | 4 kn | 6kn | 17°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 61, good | 1.0 m | 2 kn | 5kn | 18°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 59, fair | 1.0 m | 9 kn | 12kn | 15°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 61, good | 1.0 m | 5 kn | 9kn | 16°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 62, good | 0.7 m | 7 kn | 12kn | 18°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 57, fair | 0.7 m | 14 kn | 19kn | 18°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 54, fair | 1.0 m | 15 kn | 19kn | 19°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 35, poor | 1.5 m | 15 kn | 27kn | 19°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 25, poor | 2.0 m | 9 kn | 26kn | 17°C |
Sea is the waves near the site, in metres; wind and gusts in knots. "Boats in": gusts that keep dive boats in. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovLow 00:30 −0.9 mHigh 06:57 +1.1 mLow 13:25 −1.0 mHigh 19:48 +0.7 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 01:46 −0.7 mHigh 08:16 +1.0 mLow 14:49 −0.9 mHigh 21:13 +0.7 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 03:12 −0.7 mHigh 09:37 +1.0 mLow 16:10 −1.0 mHigh 22:29 +0.8 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Slack water, the safest time to dive where there is current, is about half an hour either side of each high and low. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best in Aug
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug5of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.
Map
the site, its town, photos
Spot de Surf on Google Maps · Directions
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Photos of Spot de Surf
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More diving near here
1 place
- Spot de Surf 2.6 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Spot de Surf
It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NW: swell from the NW reaches it, and wind from the SE blows out to sea. 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 9.3 km away. The sea is about 14°C in February, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 18°C in June, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). For Advanced divers the best month is usually August, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Peniche. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 2 dive sites.
- What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
- How deep No source states how deep it goes.
- Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 9.3 km away.
Water about 17°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 5 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jan and Jun (about 9 m).
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$931–US$1,790 each
about US$931–US$1,790 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| 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 | about US$449–US$938 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$100–US$174 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$181–US$301 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$201–US$375 |
| Total | about US$931–US$1,790 |
Guided dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Peniche
18 min by car · 54 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Peniche its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$67 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 14h 05m
About 14h 05m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → LIS, direct, then 1h 30m by road
Flights ORD → LIS on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Peniche · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Peniche · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
The nearest named dive centres and shops within 25 km, in a straight line; training agencies where the map states them. Listings, not a recommendation. Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits
What you might see
Too few open records near this site to list its animals. Ask a dive centre what you are likely to see.
This week: visibility under 5 m, greener than usual (satellite plankton reading, 24 Oct). Estimated from the month's typical visibility and this week's satellite chlorophyll against the site's normal; heavy rain before a dive can still muddy it.
The current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.