Praia Grande
Surf spot · Portugal
Is it worth the trip?
23Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 9: 7 ft swell at 7 s, onshore wind, 16 kn (29 km/h)
Tue 3 · 15 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 104kJ
- Wind
- NNE 2 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Wed 4 · 19 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 119kJ
- Wind
- E 4 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Thu 5 · 24 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 164kJ
- Wind
- NE 2 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Fri 6 · 23 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 101kJ
- Wind
- ESE 9 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Sat 7 · 10 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 shollow
- Energy
- 52kJ
- Wind
- SSE 11 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Sun 8 · 19 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 shollow
- Energy
- 50kJ
- Wind
- SSE 16 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Mon 9 · 37 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft7 shollow
- Energy
- 414kJ
- Wind
- S 16 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 255, fair
- Tue 315, too small
- Wed 419, too small
- Thu 524, too small
- Fri 623, too small
- Sat 710, too small
- Sun 819, too small
- Mon 937, poor
- Tue 107, poor
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
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 55, fair | 6 ft10 shollow7 ft at break (est.) | 515kJ | wind from the south, 1 knot | 17°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 15, too small | 3 ft9 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 104kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots | 16°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 19, too small | 2 ft11 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 119kJ | offshorewind from the east, 4 knots, offshore | 17°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 24, too small | 3 ft10 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 164kJ | wind from the north-east, 2 knots | 15°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 23, too small | 3 ft9 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 101kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, offshore | 17°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 10, too small | 3 ft6 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 52kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots | 18°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 19, too small | 3 ft6 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 50kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-east, 16 knots, offshore | 19°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 37, poor | 7 ft7 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 414kJ | wind from the south, 16 knots | 19°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 7, poor | 7 ft10 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 953kJ | wind from the south-west, 16 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
- Mon 2 NovLow 01:39 −0.7 mHigh 08:09 +1.0 mLow 14:43 −0.9 mHigh 21:06 +0.7 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 03:06 −0.7 mHigh 09:31 +1.0 mLow 16:03 −1.0 mHigh 22:22 +0.8 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 04:24 −0.8 mHigh 10:41 +1.1 mLow 17:08 −1.1 mHigh 23:22 +1.0 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
- Jul0of 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 Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot, its town, photos
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Praia Grande
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces W (290°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (110°). 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 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, 8.8 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots and 1 climbing 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
| 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 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$67–US$114 |
| 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$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
about 15 min by car · 98 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Sintra its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Cascais on Booking.com
about 25 min by car · 90 places to stay
- Beds in Parede on Booking.com
about 30 min by car · 27 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 13h 20m
About 13h 20m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → LIS, direct, then 50 min by road
Flights ORD → LIS on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.