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Vila do Bispo, Portugal

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All levelsBeach breaks9 spots nearby
Vila do Bispo, Portugal

All-level beach breaks, 3/2–4/3 water by season, growing nomad scene.

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At a glance

Peak seasonMar–Jan80% surfable at peak
SuitsAll levels9 known spots
Boardboth · longboardbeach
Water15.5–18.6°C3/2–4/3 most of the year
Internet217 Mbpsmedian download · Ookla
Cost / mo$1,690+all-in, estimated

Where you'll surf — and work, eat, train

9 spots within 25 km · 9 with own season data

spot in season nowout of seasonno dot — no per-spot season data

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Spot details

  • Surf spot · 4.7 km NW4.7 km
  • Praia do Zavialbeach4.9 km
  • Praia da Salemabeach6.6 km
  • Sagres Tonel9.4 km
  • Praia do Belichebeach9.5 km
  • Praia do Tonelbeach10.4 km
  • Praia da Bordeirabeach12.5 km
  • The Surf Experience16.9 km
  • Arrifana Aljezur23.4 km

3 cafés · 3 gymsPowered by Google — ratings and maps are live from Google Maps. SurfBase doesn't edit or rank the reviews.

All places (6)
Cafés3 listed
Gyms3 listed

The surf year

Best window Mar–Jan · 11 months above 60% surfable days, averaging 68%
Surfable days by month · intermediateBest window Mar–Jan · % of days with rideable surf, ERA5 2015–2024
80peak · Sep
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Swell
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Wind ok
75%72%67%63%72%72%86%91%79%66%68%67%
Water
16°16°16°16°17°18°17°17°17°19°18°17°
Barsless surfablemore
Water4/3 wetsuit13–16°3/2 wetsuit17–19°
How we compute this
Computed from hourly ERA5 / ERA5-Ocean reanalysis (2015–2024): swell reaching this coast × wind quality × size for the chosen level, over daylight hours. Sea temperature 2023–2025.model v3 · computed 2026-09-22 · no forecast — a historical climatologyFull methodology
Surfable days by level, month by month
Share of surfable days per month, per level — percent
LevelJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Beginner46%45%45%40%57%62%64%70%63%45%44%44%
Intermediate61%55%65%70%78%71%65%70%80%65%62%61%
Advanced73%73%79%65%66%54%39%44%62%63%70%71%

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Working from here

median 217 Mbps · no known coworking · from $990 a month · balanced scene
Internet speedmedian download · Ookla217 Mbps
Coworking spacesknown in OpenStreetMap0
Quiet ↔ Party62 / 100
Rent rangework-ready studio, monthly · USD$990–$1,870
Month all-inrent + living, modeled · USD≈ $1,690–$2,830
Estimated — modeled, not sourced

Find a place to stay

Monthly-stay searches for Vila do Bispo.
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Getting there

Nearest airportPortimão Airport
CodePRM
Distance28 km

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Sources & confidence

AI-seeded · not yet human-checkedSee the full methodology for how every figure is computed.Town references: osm · openwateratlas · wikidata · open-meteo · osm-coworking · ourairports · ookla · google-places · open-meteo-skill · osm-poi · ookla-wifi · wb-price-level
Updated 2026-09-22Suggest a correction