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surfing in Portugal
  Due to it's geographical position, Portugal is blessed with some seriously sweet swells throughout most of the year, You can drive up the coast along 600km+ of open beachbreake and concealed bays. The whole coast is teaming with unknown spots begging to be found. You don't even have to go very far from famous/crowded beaches to find yourself alone with possibly an even better wave than 20-40 people are fighting for five minutes down the road. All you need in portugal is a car and a little spirit and you'll be rewarded. The best swells come in late winter early spring.
Location: Southwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Spain
Geographic coordinates: 39 30 N, 8 00 W
Coastline: 1,793 km
Climate: maritime temperate; cool and rainy in north, warmer and drier in south
Terrain: mountainous north of the Tagus River, rolling plains in south
Natural hazards: Azores subject to severe earthquakes
Currency: euro (EUR)

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1 North Porto 49 surf spots 0 surf zones
2 Beira 21 surf spots 0 surf zones
3 Peniche 19 surf spots 0 surf zones
4 Ericeira 17 surf spots 0 surf zones
5 Lisboa 47 surf spots 0 surf zones
6 Alentejo 25 surf spots 0 surf zones
7 Algarve 47 surf spots 0 surf zones


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Portugal at a glance
 
Location: Southwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Spain
Geographic coordinates: 39° 18' N, 8° 0' W
Coastline: 1,793 km km
Climate: maritime temperate; cool and rainy in north, warmer and drier in south
Terrain: mountainous north of the Tagus River, rolling plains in south
Elevation: highest point: Ponta do Pico (Pico or Pico Alto) on Ilha do Pico in the Azores 2,351 m
Natural hazards: Azores subject to severe earthquakes
Currency: euro (EUR)
Population: 10,566,212 (July 2005 est.)
Languages: Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official - but locally used)
Capital: Lisbon
Divisions: 18 districts (distritos, singular - distrito) and 2 autonomous regions* (regioes autonomas, singular - regiao autonoma); Aveiro, Acores (Azores)*, Beja, Braga, Braganca, Castelo Branco, Coimbra, Evora, Faro, Guarda, Leiria, Lisboa, Madeira*, Portalegre, Porto, Santarem, Setubal, Viana do Castelo, Vila Real, Viseu

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comment by Anonymous, 2009-05-24 14:44:02

Peniche in August - waves status?
Hello, We are a group of intermidiate surfers with 1 year experience. is August a good time to catch waves in Peniche? we are not looking for the big 2 meters waves...
Can someone share his experience? we would realy kick ourselves for making it all the way to Portugal only to meet a flat ocean.
Thanks,
Guy

comment by Anonymous, 2009-05-19 13:12:03

porto
is porto the best place to learn surf? cheap and nice wave, many camp?

'coz i`m surf beginner,please give me some info!!

comment by Anonymous, 2009-04-13 16:49:08


Hi! we are going in Portugal in the beggining of May and wanna surf! what places are more suitable for this? I heard that there are no waves there in this season...is it true?

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Meia Praia, Portugal
By ceej91, 2008-10-22 16:00:00
First Green Wave!
Really calm, sunset glassy night. paddled out, took about 30seconds as not very frequent waves. caught first green waves and turned down them straight off...was awesome feeling! some cool pics too at sunset with laura and tess :)
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Amoreira, Portugal
By ceej91, 2008-10-17 14:00:00
Last surf of lagos 08
last day of Lagos 08....we all tried a big paddle out to the break. only me and pat made it out from Team Jeep 08 and he went back in eventually. i sat around and watched the good surfers like Jed and then found myself paddling into a big wave...no
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Costa da Caparica, Portugal
By RegnierGomes, 2008-09-23 12:30:00
not much

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Costa da Caparica, Portugal
By RegnierGomes, 2008-09-17 13:00:00
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Costa da Caparica, Portugal
By RegnierGomes, 2008-09-03 13:00:00
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Trip: Lagos 08
By ceej91, From 2008-10-18 to 2008-10-25
Lagos, Portugal with Extreme Holidays....leant to surf! caught my first green wave and turned down it straight away! was awesome!   ....oh and the people and nightlife werent too bad either :) TEAM JEEP 08!
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Trip: portugal-espagne
By simon, From 2008-08-01 to 2008-08-20

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Trip: Return to Peniche
By Pisco23, From 2008-07-21 to 2008-08-02
Return to Peniche area with the family - not much swell in sight, but the beach breaks work in almost all conditions.
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Trip: Near home
By deep blue, From 2008-02-05 to 2008-02-28

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Trip: Portugal 07 part 2
By Toby Horemans, From 2007-11-12 to 2007-11-20

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