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Ericeira
Kitesurf spot · Portugal
Is it worth the trip?
31Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 14 kn gusting 28, cross-offshore, Water: waves 1.5 m
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 3 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- 1.1 mwaves
- Air
- 21°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- E 8 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- 1.3 mwaves
- Air
- 18°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- E 2 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- 1.1 mwaves
- Air
- 16°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 9 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- 0.9 mwaves
- Air
- 19°C
Sat 7 · 21 out of 100
- Wind
- S 10 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.3 mwaves
- Air
- 20°C
Sun 8 · 70 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 16 kn
- Gusts
- 30kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- 1.6 mwaves
- Air
- 22°C
Mon 9 · 67 out of 100
- Wind
- S 17 kn
- Gusts
- 33kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 3.1 mwaves
- Air
- 21°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 721, poor
- Sun 886, good
- Mon 9100, good
- Tue 1061, good
- Wed 1182, good
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 18 °C2 mm shorty
- Best May–Aug4 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots | 8kn | offnot safe | 1.8 mwaves | 21°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots | 6kn | offnot safe | 1.1 mwaves | 21°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 8 knots | 16kn | offnot safe | 1.3 mwaves | 18°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 2 knots | 6kn | offnot safe | 1.1 mwaves | 16°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots | 15kn | offnot safe | 0.9 mwaves | 19°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 21, poor | wind from the south, 10 knots | 20kn | side | 1.3 mwaves | 20°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 86, good | wind from the south-south-east, 16 knots | 30kn | cross-off | 1.6 mwaves | 22°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 100, good | wind from the south, 17 knots | 33kn | side | 3.1 mwaves | 21°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 61, good | wind from the south-south-west, 17 knots | 36kn | side | 4.7 mwaves | 18°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 82, good | wind from the south-south-west, 15 knots | 28kn | side | 3.4 mwaves | 19°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 01:38 −0.8 mHigh 08:09 +1.0 mLow 14:42 −0.9 mHigh 21:06 +0.7 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 03:05 −0.7 mHigh 09:30 +1.0 mLow 16:03 −1.0 mHigh 22:21 +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
best May–Aug
Good kitesurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug4of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov3of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec3of 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
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Ericeira
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 18°C: 2 mm shorty. 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 steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 14). 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). For kitesurfing at expert level the best months are usually May, June, July and August, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Ericeira. Within 5 km we also list 18 surf 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$933–US$1,790 each
about US$933–US$1,790 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 2 November 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$450–US$939 |
| 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 |
| Total | about US$933–US$1,790 |
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: Ericeira
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about 5 min by car · 105 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Ericeira 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 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 13h 25m
About 13h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → LIS, direct, then 55 min by road
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