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Praia da Adraga - Portugal 🇵🇹
Adraga. Photo: Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Adraga

Surf spot · Portugal

Is it worth the trip?

49Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Mon 2: 5 ft swell at 10 s

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 64 out of 100

Swell
5 ft10 shollow
Energy
479kJ
Wind
SE 1 kn
Temp
17°C

Tue 3 · 41 out of 100

Swell
3 ft9 shollow
Energy
108kJ
Wind
NE 5 kn
Temp
17°C

Wed 4 · 39 out of 100

Swell
2 ft11 shollow
Energy
103kJ
Wind
SSE 3 kn
Temp
15°C

Thu 5 · 58 out of 100

Swell
3 ft10 shollow
Energy
147kJ
Wind
NW 4 kn
Temp
15°C

Fri 6 · 48 out of 100

Swell
3 ft9 shollow
Energy
96kJ
Wind
SE 7 kn
Temp
17°C

Sat 7 · 14 out of 100

Swell
1 ft11 shollow
Energy
27kJ
Wind
SSE 11 kn
Temp
18°C

Sun 8 · 45 out of 100

Swell
3 ft5 shollow
Energy
38kJ
Wind
SSE 15 kn
Temp
18°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 10, too big
  2. Mon 264, good
  3. Tue 341, too small
  4. Wed 439, too small
  5. Thu 558, fair
  6. Fri 648, fair
  7. Sat 714, too small
  8. Sun 845, fair
  9. Mon 939, poor
  10. Tue 100, too big

The spot in five facts

  • Faces Wtakes swell from the W
  • Offshore: Ewind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 2–8 ftof swell
  • Water 18 °C2 mm shorty

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Adraga, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov0, too big7 ft9 shollow8 ft at break (est.)700kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots17°C
Mon 2Nov64, good5 ft10 shollow7 ft at break (est.)479kJwind from the south-east, 1 knot, offshore17°C
Tue 3Nov41, too small3 ft9 shollow4 ft at break (est.)108kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots17°C
Wed 4Nov39, too small2 ft11 shollow4 ft at break (est.)103kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, offshore15°C
Thu 5Nov58, fair3 ft10 shollow4 ft at break (est.)147kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots15°C
Fri 6Nov48, fair3 ft9 shollow4 ft at break (est.)96kJwind from the south-east, 7 knots, offshore17°C
Sat 7Nov14, too small1 ft11 shollow2 ft at break (est.)27kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots18°C
Sun 8Nov45, fair3 ft5 shollow3 ft at break (est.)38kJwind from the south-south-east, 15 knots, offshore18°C
Mon 9Nov39, poor6 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.)211kJwind from the south, 11 knots18°C
Tue 10Nov0, too big6 ft8 shollow7 ft at break (est.)429kJwind from the south-south-east, 12 knots18°C

Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More

Tide

  • Sun 1 NovLow 00:19 −0.9 mHigh 06:48 +1.0 mLow 13:16 −0.9 mHigh 19:39 +0.7 m
  • Mon 2 NovLow 01:37 −0.7 mHigh 08:08 +0.9 mLow 14:41 −0.9 mHigh 21:04 +0.7 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 03:04 −0.7 mHigh 09:29 +1.0 mLow 16:02 −1.0 mHigh 22:19 +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. 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.

Map

the spot, its town, photos

Each place wears its best day on these dates, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of Adraga

Sunset at Praia da Adraga
Photo: vanessa lollipop, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Praia Adraga - Parque Natural de Sintra-Cascais
Photo: Pepolino83, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Praia da Adraga, inverno
Photo: Jmf1957, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Adraga

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces W (289°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (109°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 12). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 15°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 18°C in June, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Sintra, 9.3 km away (about 20 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots, 1 climbing area and 1 mountain bike area.

Water about 18°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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$992–US$1,880 each

about US$992–US$1,880 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, board and wetsuit.

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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to LIS, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$449–US$938
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$67–US$114
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$181–US$301
Food7 days eating outabout US$201–US$375
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$94–US$154
Totalabout US$992–US$1,880

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: 3 towns

Closest

Sintra

16 min by car · 98 places to stay

about US$67/nightcountry average

See 98 places to stay in Sintra · Booking.com

About Sintra 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 13h 20m

About 13h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → LIS, direct, then 50 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.