Is it worth the trip?
64Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 15 kn gusting 21, side-onshore, Water: waves 3 m
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- E 4 knF2
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- 1.2 mwaves
- Air
- 19°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- E 3 knF1
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- 1.4 mwaves
- Air
- 18°C
Thu 5 · 98 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 13 knF4
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 18°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.4 mwaves
- Air
- 17°C
Sat 7 · 43 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.2 mwaves
- Air
- 16°C
Sun 8 · 99 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 15 knF4
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 3.0 mwaves
- Air
- 17°C
Mon 9 · 88 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 16 knF4
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- 3.7 mwaves
- Air
- 17°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 598, good
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 743, poor
- Sun 899, good
- Mon 988, good
- Tue 1087, good
- Wed 1176, good
The spot in five facts
- Faces NWopen to the NW
- Best wind: NE or SWalong the shore
- Avoid: SEblows out to sea
- Open seato the swell
- Water 19 °C2 mm shorty
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, 3 knotsF1 | 5kn | cross-off | 1.2 mwaves | 20°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 4 knotsF2 | 7kn | cross-off | 1.2 mwaves | 19°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 3 knotsF1 | 6kn | cross-off | 1.4 mwaves | 18°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 98, good | wind from the west-south-west, 13 knotsF4 | 18kn | side | 1.0 mwaves | 18°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 5 knotsF2 | 12kn | side | 1.4 mwaves | 17°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 43, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 11 knotsF4 | 16kn | side-on | 1.2 mwaves | 16°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 99, good | wind from the north-west, 15 knotsF4 | 21kn | side-on | 3.0 mwaves | 17°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 88, good | wind from the north-west, 16 knotsF4 | 23kn | on | 3.7 mwaves | 17°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 87, good | wind from the north-north-west, 14 knotsF4 | 21kn | on | 3.8 mwaves | 15°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 76, good | wind from the north, 11 knotsF4 | 18kn | on | 3.5 mwaves | 15°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
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 sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May5of 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
- Sep5of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov5of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
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the place in full, sources, credits
About Marina da Madalena
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NW, so wind from the SE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 19°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing NW. Wind from the NW blows onshore, wind from the SE blows out to sea, and wind from the NE or SW runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. 1 boat hire place within 10 km. The sea is about 16°C in March, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 24°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is São Roque do Pico.
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$772–US$1,480 each
about US$772–US$1,480 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 PIX, estimated from distance and season, changing at LIS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$369–US$765 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$20–US$34 |
| 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$772–US$1,480 |
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: São Roque do Pico
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about 35 min by car · 18 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About São Roque do Pico 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 18h 25m
About 18h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → PIX, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), then 30 min by road
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