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Clube de Vela da Lagoa
Sailing spot · Portugal
Is it worth the trip?
20Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: 11 kn gusting 21, cross-offshore
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 22°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 4 knF2
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 21°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 6 knF2
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 17°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 3 knF1
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- –
- Air
- 17°C
Fri 6 · 36 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 20°C
Sat 7 · 65 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- –
- Air
- 18°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 14 knF4
- Gusts
- 28kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 20°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, poor
- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 645, fair
- Sat 776, good
- Sun 878, good
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 1017, poor
The spot in four facts
- Faces Wopen to the W
- Best wind: N or Salong the shore
- Avoid: Eblows out to sea
- Best May, Jul5 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 8 knotsF3 | 14kn | offnot safe | – | 25°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-east, 5 knotsF2 | 10kn | offnot safe | – | 22°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-east, 4 knotsF2 | 7kn | offnot safe | – | 21°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 6 knotsF2 | 11kn | offnot safe | – | 17°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-east, 3 knotsF1 | 7kn | cross-off | – | 17°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 45, fair | wind from the south-east, 10 knotsF3 | 20kn | offnot safe | – | 20°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 76, good | wind from the south-south-east, 11 knotsF4 | 21kn | cross-off | – | 18°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 78, good | wind from the south-east, 14 knotsF4 | 28kn | offnot safe | – | 20°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 14 knotsF4 | 33kn | side | – | 21°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 17, poor | wind from the south, 9 knotsF3 | 27kn | side | – | 17°C |
Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More
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 May, Jul
Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May5of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug4of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep4of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov4of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
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the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Clube de Vela da Lagoa
Known for kitesurfing, sailing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces W, so wind from the E blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
A spot for kitesurfing, sailing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S runs along the shore. For sailing at expert level the best months are usually May and July, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Foz do Arelho. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots, 2 wind sports spots and 1 kayak spot.
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 |
Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Foz do Arelho
5 min by car · 29 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Foz do Arelho 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.