Is it worth the trip?
13Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: 5 kn gusting 14, side-onshore, Water: chop
Tue 3 · 33 out of 100
- Wind
- E 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 31°C
Wed 4 · 31 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 31°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 6 knF2
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 31°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 32°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 31°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 4 knF2
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 31°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 4 knF2
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 31°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 241, poor
- Tue 336, poor
- Wed 483, good
- Thu 567, good
- Fri 667, good
- Sat 783, good
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 915, poor
- Tue 1033, poor
- Wed 1183, good
The spot in five facts
- Faces SEopen to the SE
- Best wind: SW or NEalong the shore
- Avoid: NWblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 27 °Cno wetsuit
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 41, poor | wind from the east, 5 knotsF2 | 14kn | side-on | chop | 31°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 36, poor | wind from the east, 5 knotsF2 | 13kn | side-on | chop | 31°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 83, good | wind from the east-north-east, 5 knotsF2 | 13kn | side | chop | 31°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 67, good | wind from the north-east, 6 knotsF2 | 16kn | side | chop | 31°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 67, good | wind from the north-east, 5 knotsF2 | 15kn | side | chop | 32°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 83, good | wind from the east-north-east, 5 knotsF2 | 14kn | side | chop | 31°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 4 knotsF2 | 11kn | offnot safe | chop | 31°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 15, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 4 knotsF2 | 17kn | on | chop | 31°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 33, poor | wind from the south, 7 knotsF3 | 17kn | side-on | chop | 27°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 83, good | wind from the south, 6 knotsF2 | 15kn | side-on | chop | 25°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
No month stands out
Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May5of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov6of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec6of 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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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Marina do Dendezeiro
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SE, so wind from the NW blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 27°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing SE. Wind from the SE blows onshore, wind from the NW blows out to sea, and wind from the SW or NE runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea is about 26°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Valença.
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$938–US$1,820 each
about US$938–US$1,820 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 SSA, estimated from distance and season, changing at PTY, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$536–US$1,110 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$67–US$114 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$174–US$295 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$161–US$295 |
| Total | about US$938–US$1,820 |
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: Valença
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about 5 min by car · 24 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Valença 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 21h 15m
About 21h 15m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → SSA, changing at Tocumen International Airport (PTY), then 1h 55m by road
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