Castelejo
Surf spot · Portugal
Is it worth the trip?
49Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: 3 ft swell at 8 s
Mon 2 · 43 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 572kJ
- Wind
- S 3 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Tue 3 · 61 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 scrumbling
- Energy
- 150kJ
- Wind
- NW 4 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Wed 4 · 38 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft12 shollow
- Energy
- 105kJ
- Wind
- W 2 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Thu 5 · 53 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 182kJ
- Wind
- NNE 4 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Fri 6 · 57 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 107kJ
- Wind
- ESE 4 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Sat 7 · 38 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 44kJ
- Wind
- SE 10 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Sun 8 · 27 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 44kJ
- Wind
- ESE 14 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 243, poor
- Tue 361, good
- Wed 438, too small
- Thu 553, fair
- Fri 657, fair
- Sat 738, too small
- Sun 827, too small
- Mon 90, too big
- Tue 100, too big
- Wed 110, too big
The spot in six facts
- Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
- Offshore: SEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 19 °C2 mm shorty
- Best in Oct2 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 43, poor | 6 ft10 scrumbling8 ft at break (est.) | 572kJ | wind from the south, 3 knots | 23°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 61, good | 3 ft8 scrumbling5 ft at break (est.) | 150kJ | wind from the north-west, 4 knots | 21°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 38, too small | 2 ft12 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 105kJ | wind from the west, 2 knots | 20°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 53, fair | 3 ft11 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 182kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots | 18°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 57, fair | 3 ft9 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 107kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore | 19°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 38, too small | 3 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 44kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 10 knots, offshore | 21°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 27, too small | 2 ft10 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 44kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 14 knots, offshore | 22°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft8 smushy8 ft at break (est.) | 583kJ | wind from the south, 18 knots | 22°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, too big | 12 ft10 scrumbling13 ft at break (est.) | 2,423kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 15 knots | 21°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 0, too big | 11 ft9 scrumbling12 ft at break (est.) | 1,594kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 11 knots | 20°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 01:26 −0.7 mHigh 07:58 +1.0 mLow 14:32 −0.9 mHigh 20:54 +0.7 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 02:54 −0.7 mHigh 09:19 +1.0 mLow 15:52 −1.0 mHigh 22:09 +0.8 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 04:12 −0.8 mHigh 10:29 +1.1 mLow 16:57 −1.1 mHigh 23:09 +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.
Best time to go
best in Oct
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
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 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
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Castelejo
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NW (303°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (123°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 21). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 16°C in January, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 20°C in September, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually October, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Vila do Bispo, 7.2 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.
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$1,030–US$1,940 each
about US$1,030–US$1,940 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 LIS, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$449–US$938 |
| 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$1,030–US$1,940 |
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 · 5 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Vila do Bispo its beds, food and every spot near it
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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 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 16h 10m
About 16h 10m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → LIS, direct, then 3h 40m by road
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