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Foz do Arelho
Surf spot · Portugal
Is it worth the trip?
50Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: 5 ft swell at 9 s
Mon 2 · 68 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 342kJ
- Wind
- NW 4 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Tue 3 · 49 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 79kJ
- Wind
- SE 4 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Wed 4 · 37 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 96kJ
- Wind
- NNE 4 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Thu 5 · 57 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 138kJ
- Wind
- NW 4 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Fri 6 · 49 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 84kJ
- Wind
- SE 7 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Sat 7 · 18 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 29kJ
- Wind
- S 7 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Sun 8 · 27 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 39kJ
- Wind
- SE 12 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 144, poor
- Mon 268, good
- Tue 349, fair
- Wed 437, too small
- Thu 557, fair
- Fri 649, fair
- Sat 718, too small
- Sun 827, too small
- Mon 952, fair
- Tue 1037, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
- Offshore: SEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 17 °C3/2 wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 44, poor | 3 ft10 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 173kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots | 19°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 68, good | 5 ft9 shollow7 ft at break (est.) | 342kJ | wind from the north-west, 4 knots | 17°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 49, fair | 2 ft9 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 79kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 4 knots, offshore | 18°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 37, too small | 2 ft11 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 96kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots | 16°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 57, fair | 3 ft10 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 138kJ | wind from the north-west, 4 knots | 15°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 49, fair | 2 ft9 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 84kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 7 knots, offshore | 18°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 18, too small | 1 ft11 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 29kJ | wind from the south, 7 knots | 19°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 27, too small | 2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 39kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 12 knots, offshore | 19°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 52, fair | 4 ft6 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 126kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 11 knots | 19°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 37, poor | 6 ft7 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 313kJ | offshorewind from the south, 7 knots, offshore | 19°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 00:30 −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. 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
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 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.
Map
the spot and its town
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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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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Foz do Arelho
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NW (313°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (133°). 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 11). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 14°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 18°C in June, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Foz do Arelho, 0.5 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot, 3 wind sports spots and 1 mountain bike area.
Water about 17°C: 3/2 wetsuit. 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$1,030–US$1,940 each
about US$1,030–US$1,940 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 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 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$94–US$154 |
| Total | about US$1,030–US$1,940 |
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 · 29 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Foz do Arelho its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Peniche on Booking.com
29 min by car · 54 places to stay
- Beds in Nazaré on Booking.com
39 min by car · 84 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 14h 05m
About 14h 05m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → LIS, direct, then 1h 35m by road
Flights ORD → LIS on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.