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Lagoa
Surf spot · Portugal
Is it worth the trip?
18Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: too small (4 ft swell at 8 s), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 21 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 95kJ
- Wind
- ESE 4 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Tue 3 · 17 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 169kJ
- Wind
- SSW 5 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Wed 4 · 15 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 91kJ
- Wind
- NNW 6 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Thu 5 · 22 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 148kJ
- Wind
- N 5 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Fri 6 · 18 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 86kJ
- Wind
- N 2 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Sat 7 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 70kJ
- Wind
- S 4 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Sun 8 · 3 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 56kJ
- Wind
- NNE 15 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 119, poor
- Mon 221, too small
- Tue 317, too small
- Wed 415, too small
- Thu 522, too small
- Fri 618, too small
- Sat 716, too small
- Sun 83, too small
- Mon 910, too small
- Tue 1037, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces Etakes swell from the E
- Offshore: Wwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 7–20 ftof swell
- Water 19 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
Lagoa 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 | 19, poor | 9 ft8 smushy10 ft at break (est.) | 922kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots | 21°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 21, too small | 4 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 95kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots | 21°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 17, too small | 4 ft9 ssoftunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 169kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots | 20°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 15, too small | 3 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 91kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots | 19°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 22, too small | 4 ft8 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 148kJ | wind from the north, 5 knots | 18°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 18, too small | 3 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 86kJ | wind from the north, 2 knots | 17°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 16, too small | 3 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 70kJ | wind from the south, 4 knots | 18°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 3, too small | 3 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 56kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 15 knots | 19°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 10, too small | 5 ft8 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 221kJ | wind from the north, 21 knots | 18°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 37, too small | 6 ft7 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 307kJ | wind from the north, 7 knots | 18°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 05:56 +0.5 mLow 12:26 −0.4 mHigh 18:36 +0.3 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 00:45 −0.4 mHigh 07:16 +0.5 mLow 13:53 −0.4 mHigh 20:02 +0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 02:09 −0.4 mHigh 08:34 +0.5 mLow 15:09 −0.5 mHigh 21:18 +0.4 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.
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About Lagoa
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces E (83°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (263°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 7–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 450 m out (1 in 45). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 16°C in February, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 24°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Santa Cruz da Graciosa, 1.1 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$945–US$1,770 each
about US$945–US$1,770 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 PIX, estimated from distance and season, changing at LIS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$368–US$764 |
| 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$945–US$1,770 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Santa Cruz da Graciosa
2 min by car · 7 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Santa Cruz da Graciosa 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 19h 30m
About 19h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → PIX, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), then 1h 30m by road
Flights ORD → PIX on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.