Tavira
Windsurf spot · Portugal
Is it worth the trip?
54Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 7 kn gusting 15, side-onshore, Water: flat
Tue 3 · 64 out of 100
- Wind
- S 6 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 22°C
Wed 4 · 67 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 7 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 21°C
Thu 5 · 55 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 9 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 20°C
Fri 6 · 50 out of 100
- Wind
- S 7 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 19°C
Sat 7 · 17 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 5 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 20°C
Sun 8 · 64 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 8 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 21°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- S 21 kn
- Gusts
- 37kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 0.9 mwaves
- Air
- 20°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 236, poor
- Tue 395, good
- Wed 483, good
- Thu 583, good
- Fri 675, good
- Sat 725, poor
- Sun 896, good
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 1034, poor
- Wed 1162, good
The spot in six facts
- Faces SEopen to the SE
- Best wind: SW or NEalong the shore
- Avoid: NWblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 19 °C2 mm shorty
- Best in Apr3 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 | 36, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots | 13kn | side-on | flat | 23°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 95, good | wind from the south, 6 knots | 14kn | side-on | flat | 22°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 83, good | wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots | 15kn | side-on | flat | 21°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 83, good | wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots | 18kn | side-on | flat | 20°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 75, good | wind from the south, 7 knots | 15kn | side-on | flat | 19°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 25, poor | wind from the south-east, 5 knots | 12kn | on | flat | 20°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 96, good | wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots | 15kn | side-on | chop | 21°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 21 knots | 37kn | side-on | 0.9 mwaves | 20°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 34, poor | wind from the south-west, 13 knots | 29kn | side | 1.2 mwaves | 19°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 62, good | wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots | 23kn | side-on | chop | 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 01:20 −0.7 mHigh 07:53 +0.9 mLow 14:25 −0.9 mHigh 20:50 +0.7 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 02:49 −0.7 mHigh 09:15 +1.0 mLow 15:47 −1.0 mHigh 22:05 +0.8 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 04:08 −0.8 mHigh 10:24 +1.1 mLow 16:52 −1.1 mHigh 23:04 +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 in Apr
Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 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
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec2of 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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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Tavira
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SE, so wind from the NW 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 kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing SE. Wind from the SE blows onshore, wind from the NW blows out to sea, and wind from the SW or NE runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.8 km out (1 in 182). The sea is about 16°C in January, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 22°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For windsurfing at beginner level the best month is usually April, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Tavira (Santa Maria e Santiago). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 wind sports spot.
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$945–US$1,810 each
about US$945–US$1,810 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to FAO, estimated from distance and season, changing at LIS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$462–US$958 |
| 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 |
| Total | about US$945–US$1,810 |
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: Tavira (Santa Maria e Santiago)
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Tavira (Santa Maria e Santiago)
about 5 min by car · 65 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Tavira (Santa Maria e Santiago) 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 55m
About 16h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → FAO, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), then 50 min by road
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