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

Parede

Surf spot · Portugal

Is it worth the trip?

17Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Mon 9: 7 ft swell at 7 s, onshore wind, 13 kn (24 km/h), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 9 out of 100

Swell
1 ft14 shollow
Energy
59kJ
Wind
W 2 kn
Temp
21°C

Wed 4 · 12 out of 100

Swell
2 ft8 shollow
Energy
70kJ
Wind
ENE 7 kn
Temp
20°C

Thu 5 · 16 out of 100

Swell
3 ft10 shollow
Energy
119kJ
Wind
SW 4 kn
Temp
18°C

Fri 6 · 13 out of 100

Swell
2 ft9 shollow
Energy
77kJ
Wind
ENE 6 kn
Temp
17°C

Sat 7 · 22 out of 100

Swell
4 ft5 smushy
Energy
62kJ
Wind
SSE 5 kn
Temp
20°C

Sun 8 · 9 out of 100

Swell
3 ft6 smushy
Energy
50kJ
Wind
SE 8 kn
Temp
20°C

Mon 9 · 27 out of 100

Swell
7 ft7 smushy
Energy
457kJ
Wind
SSW 13 kn
Temp
20°C

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

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 235, too small
  2. Tue 39, too small
  3. Wed 412, too small
  4. Thu 516, too small
  5. Fri 613, too small
  6. Sat 722, too small
  7. Sun 89, too small
  8. Mon 927, poor
  9. Tue 1033, poor

The spot in five facts

  • Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
  • Offshore: NEwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 5–20 ftof swell
  • Water 18 °C2 mm shorty

Full forecast

every day, every number

Parede does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Parede, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2Nov35, too small5 ft10 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.)383kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore24°C
Tue 3Nov9, too small1 ft14 shollow1 ft at break (est.)59kJwind from the west, 2 knots21°C
Wed 4Nov12, too small2 ft8 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.)70kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore20°C
Thu 5Nov16, too small3 ft10 shollow1 ft at break (est.)119kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots18°C
Fri 6Nov13, too small2 ft9 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.)77kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore17°C
Sat 7Nov22, too small4 ft5 smushy4 ft at break (est.)62kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots20°C
Sun 8Nov9, too small3 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.)50kJwind from the south-east, 8 knots20°C
Mon 9Nov27, poor7 ft7 smushy8 ft at break (est.)457kJwind from the south-south-west, 13 knots20°C
Tue 10Nov33, poor12 ft9 scrumbling14 ft at break (est.)2,057kJwind from the west-north-west, 15 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

  • Mon 2 NovLow 01:35 −0.7 mHigh 08:06 +0.9 mLow 14:40 −0.9 mHigh 21:03 +0.7 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 03:02 −0.7 mHigh 09:27 +1.0 mLow 16:00 −1.0 mHigh 22:18 +0.8 m
  • Wed 4 NovLow 04:20 −0.8 mHigh 10:37 +1.1 mLow 17:05 −1.1 mHigh 23:18 +0.9 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

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

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Photos of Parede

Praia da Parede - Portugal
Photo: Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Praia das Avencas - Portugal
Near Parede. Photo: Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sunday fisherman
Near Parede. Photo: Rosino, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

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About Parede

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

The spot faces SW (209°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (29°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 18). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 15°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 Parede, 0.8 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 14 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

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$971–US$1,850 each

about US$971–US$1,850 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$47–US$80
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$971–US$1,850

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

Parede

about 5 min by car · 27 places to stay

about US$67/nightcountry average

See 27 places to stay in Parede · Booking.com

About Parede 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 15m

About 13h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → LIS, direct, then 40 min by road

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