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Ofir

Windsurf spot · Portugal

Is it worth the trip?

24Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Wed 4: 11 kn gusting 12, side-shore, Water: chop

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Wind
E 14 kn
Gusts
19kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
0.8 mwaves
Air
17°C

Wed 4 · 46 out of 100

Wind
NNW 11 kn
Gusts
12kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
15°C

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ESE 7 kn
Gusts
11kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
0.8 mwaves
Air
14°C

Fri 6 · 36 out of 100

Wind
SSE 6 kn
Gusts
11kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
15°C

Sat 7 · 40 out of 100

Wind
S 11 kn
Gusts
20kn
Shore
side
Water
1.8 mwaves
Air
17°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SSE 17 kn
Gusts
22kn
Shore
side
Water
1.7 mwaves
Air
19°C

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SSE 17 kn
Gusts
28kn
Shore
side
Water
2.3 mwaves
Air
17°C

Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 244, poor
  2. Tue 30, poor
  3. Wed 446, fair
  4. Thu 50, poor
  5. Fri 636, poor
  6. Sat 754, fair
  7. Sun 80, poor
  8. Mon 90, poor
  9. Tue 1028, poor

The spot in six facts

  • Faces Wopen to the W
  • Best wind: N or Salong the shore
  • Avoid: Eblows out to sea
  • Open seato the swell
  • Water 16 °C3/2 wetsuit
  • Best Jun–Aug5 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number
Wind forecast and score for each day at Ofir
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov44, poorwind from the north-north-west, 10 knots14knside0.9 mwaves19°C
Tue 3Nov0, poorwind from the east, 14 knots19knoffnot safe0.8 mwaves17°C
Wed 4Nov46, fairwind from the north-north-west, 11 knots12knsidechop15°C
Thu 5Nov0, poorwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots11knoffnot safe0.8 mwaves14°C
Fri 6Nov36, poorwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots11knsidechop15°C
Sat 7Nov54, fairwind from the south, 11 knots20knside1.8 mwaves17°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-east, 17 knots22knside1.7 mwaves19°C
Mon 9Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-east, 17 knots28knside2.3 mwaves17°C
Tue 10Nov28, poorwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots22knside2.7 mwaves16°C

Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More

Tide

  • Mon 2 NovLow 01:56 −0.8 mHigh 08:25 +1.0 mLow 14:58 −1.0 mHigh 21:22 +0.7 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 03:22 −0.8 mHigh 09:47 +1.0 mLow 16:18 −1.0 mHigh 22:39 +0.8 m
  • Wed 4 NovLow 04:40 −0.9 mHigh 10:59 +1.1 mLow 17:24 −1.1 mHigh 23:40 +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

best Jun–Aug

Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug5of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov2of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Map

the spot and its town

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

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Ofir

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces W, so wind from the E blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).

Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 24). The sea is about 14°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 17°C in June, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For windsurfing at beginner level the best months are usually June, July and August, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Esposende. Within 5 km we also list 5 surf spots, 1 wind sports spot and 2 kayak spots.

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$931–US$1,780 each

about US$931–US$1,780 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food.

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 OPO, estimated from distance and season, changing at JFK, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$449–US$925
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$100–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$181–US$301
Food7 days eating outabout US$201–US$375
Totalabout US$931–US$1,780

Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Esposende

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Esposende

about 5 min by car · 16 places to stay

about US$67/nightcountry average

See 16 places to stay in Esposende · Booking.com

About Esposende 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 16h 50m

About 16h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → OPO, changing at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), then 55 min by road

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