Baixa da Viola
Surf spot · Portugal
Is it worth the trip?
25Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 4 ft swell at 9 s
Mon 2 · 22 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 107kJ
- Wind
- E 8 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Tue 3 · 17 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 166kJ
- Wind
- NNE 4 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Wed 4 · 38 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 236kJ
- Wind
- SE 5 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Thu 5 · 21 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 120kJ
- Wind
- SSW 9 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Fri 6 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 108kJ
- Wind
- E 4 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Sat 7 · 33 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 161kJ
- Wind
- S 5 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Sun 8 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 238kJ
- Wind
- W 22 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 222, too small
- Tue 317, too small
- Wed 438, too small
- Thu 521, too small
- Fri 616, too small
- Sat 733, too small
- Sun 86, too small
- Mon 913, poor
- Tue 100, too big
- Wed 110, too big
The spot in six facts
- Faces Ntakes swell from the N
- Offshore: Swind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 20 °C2 mm shorty
- Best in Aug3 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 22, too small | 4 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 107kJ | wind from the east, 8 knots | 18°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 17, too small | 3 ft11 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 166kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots | 17°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 38, too small | 4 ft9 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 236kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 5 knots, offshore | 18°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 21, too small | 4 ft7 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 120kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-west, 9 knots, offshore | 19°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 16, too small | 3 ft9 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 108kJ | wind from the east, 4 knots | 18°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 33, too small | 4 ft8 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 161kJ | offshorewind from the south, 5 knots, offshore | 17°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 6, too small | 5 ft7 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 238kJ | wind from the west, 22 knots | 17°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 13, poor | 6 ft11 smushy9 ft at break (est.) | 808kJ | wind from the north-west, 25 knots | 17°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, too big | 13 ft10 smushy15 ft at break (est.) | 3,102kJ | wind from the north-west, 22 knots | 16°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 0, too big | 14 ft10 smushy15 ft at break (est.) | 3,566kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 22 knots | 16°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 00:47 −0.4 mHigh 07:16 +0.5 mLow 13:54 −0.5 mHigh 20:07 +0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 02:12 −0.4 mHigh 08:35 +0.6 mLow 15:11 −0.5 mHigh 21:22 +0.4 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 03:26 −0.5 mHigh 09:43 +0.6 mLow 16:12 −0.6 mHigh 22:22 +0.5 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 in Aug
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug3of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 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.
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About
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About Baixa da Viola
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces N (346°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (166°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 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 16°C in March, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 24°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually August, with about 3 good days in 7; in January, February and March, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Furnas, 8.7 km away (about 15 min by car).
Water about 20°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$959–US$1,800 each
about US$959–US$1,800 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 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to PDL, estimated from distance and season, changing at JFK, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$382–US$798 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$101–US$174 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$181–US$302 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$201–US$376 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$94–US$154 |
| Total | about US$959–US$1,800 |
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
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about 15 min by car · 34 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
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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 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 15h 10m
About 15h 10m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → PDL, changing at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), then 50 min by road
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