Visiting Cascais by yacht

When to come, the 2027 Ocean Race stopover, where yachts anchor in Cascais Bay, and how to get here.

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Seasons

When to come

Season	Months	Daily high	Monthly rain
Peak	June to September	24.8 to 27.9 °C	4.8 to 25.7 mm
Shoulder	April, May, October	19.1 to 22.4 °C	38.6 to 80.3 mm
Off season	November to March	14.5 to 17.8 °C	68.9 to 113.5 mm

WMO World Weather Information Service, Lisboa station, 1961 to 1990. The station is about 25 km east of Cascais. Season bands are our own estimate.

Events

Events in Cascais

The Ocean Race stopover

26 May to 6 June 2027. The fleet is due on 26 May, the public prize giving is on 30 May, the in-shore race is on 4 June and the next leg starts on 6 June (The Ocean Race).

At anchor

Where yachts anchor

Cruiser comments on Noonsite from 2018 and 2025, and the port captaincy edital of 2024. Not an official anchorage guide.

Outside the marinaA cruiser wrote in 2025 that the anchorage was well sheltered from waves, that north winds of 20 to 25 knots were common, and that it was not boater friendly. A 2018 comment reported great holding, even in evening gusts

Landing a dinghyA 2018 comment says to tie up at either end of the marina fuel and reception dock or at the steps of the fishermen's dock. A 2025 comment reports small moorings with lines to the dock that are a risk to propellers

Port captaincyEdital 950/2024 of the Cascais port captaincy (11 July 2024) says local anchorages in Cascais Bay are managed under joint order 148/2024 of the Lisbon and Cascais port captains, dated 7 May

Port officeA 2018 comment places the captaincy and the maritime police in the old town, in a government building just back from the fishermen's dock

Read the current edital and ask the port captaincy before you anchor.

Ashore

Dockwalk lists the 15th century Cidadela fortress, Casino Estoril, white sandy beaches, seafood restaurants and golf courses. The marina complex is open to visitors to walk the waterfront (Cascais-Portugal.com). Noonsite notes a daily fish auction.

Getting here by air and road

The marina gives 35 km to Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS) and 14 km to Cascais airport (LCT). From the A5, leave at Cascais. The marina entrance is on Av. Humberto II de Itália. Bus M27 stops at Avenida da República, then 300 m on foot.

Train from Lisbon

The Cascais line is a double-track electrified line of 25.4 km from Cais do Sodré in Lisbon (CP). A cruiser wrote in 2019 that the ride takes about 45 minutes. From Cascais station, walk to the bay and along Passeio Maria Pia by the Cidadela wall to the marina (Marina de Cascais).

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