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Almoxarife
Surf spot · Portugal
Is it worth the trip?
19Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 5 ft swell at 8 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 18 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 shollow
- Energy
- 48kJ
- Wind
- ENE 0 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Tue 3 · 24 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 218kJ
- Wind
- NE 1 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Wed 4 · 30 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 248kJ
- Wind
- S 6 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Thu 5 · 14 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 37kJ
- Wind
- SW 4 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Fri 6 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 123kJ
- Wind
- SW 9 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Sat 7 · 10 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft6 shollow
- Energy
- 27kJ
- Wind
- W 7 kn
- Temp
- 14°C
Sun 8 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft7 shollow
- Energy
- 28kJ
- Wind
- WNW 7 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 121, too small
- Mon 218, too small
- Tue 324, too small
- Wed 430, too small
- Thu 514, too small
- Fri 612, too small
- Sat 710, too small
- Sun 86, too small
- Mon 916, poor
- Tue 1032, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces NEtakes swell from the NE
- Offshore: SWwind from the land
- Beginner +who it suits
- Works 5–20 ftof swell
- Water 19 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
Almoxarife does not suit intermediates. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Expert | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 21, too small | 5 ft7 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 199kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots | 21°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 18, too small | 3 ft6 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 48kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 0 knots | 21°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 24, too small | 4 ft9 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 218kJ | wind from the north-east, 1 knot | 18°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 30, too small | 5 ft8 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 248kJ | wind from the south, 6 knots | 19°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 14, too small | 2 ft8 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 37kJ | offshorewind from the south-west, 4 knots, offshore | 19°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 12, too small | 3 ft8 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 123kJ | offshorewind from the south-west, 9 knots, offshore | 18°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 10, too small | 2 ft6 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 27kJ | offshorewind from the west, 7 knots, offshore | 14°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 6, too small | 2 ft7 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 28kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots | 17°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 16, poor | 6 ft7 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 370kJ | wind from the north, 12 knots | 17°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 32, too small | 4 ft7 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 129kJ | offshorewind from the south-west, 6 knots, offshore | 17°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 NovHigh 05:42 +0.4 mLow 12:15 −0.3 mHigh 18:25 +0.3 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 00:31 −0.3 mHigh 07:04 +0.4 mLow 13:46 −0.3 mHigh 19:54 +0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 01:59 −0.3 mHigh 08:24 +0.4 mLow 15:03 −0.4 mHigh 21:10 +0.3 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
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Photos of Almoxarife
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More surf near here
2 places
- Praia do Norte 13.9 km away
- Ponta Dos Capelinhos 20.2 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Almoxarife
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NE (64°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (244°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 13). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 16°C in March, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 24°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Praia do Almoxarife, 0.8 km away (about 5 min by car).
Water about 19°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$864–US$1,630 each
about US$864–US$1,630 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to HOR, estimated from distance and season, changing at LIS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$368–US$764 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$20–US$40 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$181–US$301 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$201–US$375 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$94–US$154 |
| Total | about US$864–US$1,630 |
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
1 min by car · 17 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Praia do Almoxarife its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Praia do Norte on Booking.com
25 min by car · 2 places to stay
- Beds in Capelo on Booking.com
29 min by car · 2 places to stay
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 18h 30m
About 18h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → HOR, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), then 30 min by road
Flights ORD → HOR on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.