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Pride Training Club Carcavelos — bodyboard, on Carcavelos beach7 sept. 2026

Pride Training Club Carcavelos — bodyboard, on Carcavelos beach

There is a club in Carcavelos that does not teach surfing. Pride Training Club is the second bodyboard club Pride has opened in Portugal, led by Hugo Macatrão, from Nazaré. In summer, weekday classes with two sessions a day; in winter, groups for beginners and advanced riders.Lire l'article
Ride With Us — surf school in Fuerteventura, for independent surfers27 oct. 2026

Ride With Us — surf school in Fuerteventura, for independent surfers

In Fuerteventura there is a small school that does not just want to get you standing on a board. Ride With Us teaches you to read the sea: how swell, wind and tide come together, and where and when to paddle out. Small groups and personal coaching, from El Cotillo.Lire l'article
Fins First Surf School — Playa de las Américas, Tenerife27 oct. 2026

Fins First Surf School — Playa de las Américas, Tenerife

In the south of Tenerife, at Playa de las Américas, Fins First teaches surf at every level, from complete beginners to experienced surfers. Small groups, personal coaching, plus surf camps and surf trips.Lire l'article
Penas Surf School — Matosinhos, Porto7 sept. 2026

Penas Surf School — Matosinhos, Porto

Facing Matosinhos beach, Rui Baptista — Penas — teaches from 8 to 80. Over 30 years of surfing, a Leixões Port Authority licence and federation registration. And he took the school to the Matosinhos Surf School Cup title, winning three straight stages.Lire l'article
Activity Surf Center15 avr. 2026

Activity Surf Center

Meet Activity Surf Center, one of Ericeira's reference schools. Lessons for every level, a dedicated team and the best waves in the World Surfing Reserve.Lire l'article
3 Ondas: twenty-five years in Ericeira, and a name that teaches1 sept. 2026

3 Ondas: twenty-five years in Ericeira, and a name that teaches

In 2001 — twenty-five years ago — Frithjof Gauss swapped Sylt for Ericeira and opened a surf school. That was ten years before this coast was named a World Surfing Reserve. Today, 3 Ondas still teaches in small groups — and the school's name is itself a lesson.Lire l'article
Seacastle: the school on the south side of Peniche1 sept. 2026

Seacastle: the school on the south side of Peniche

Peniche is a peninsula — it has north-facing and south-facing beaches minutes apart. Seacastle teaches at Consolação, on the south side, the beach that keeps working when the other side does not. And surf is not all they teach: stand-up paddle, yoga and pilates are part of the house, which means a flat day is still a day.Lire l'article
Waterbound Surfschool15 avr. 2026

Waterbound Surfschool

Waterbound is a local Ericeira surf school with certified instructors who live for the ocean. Personalised lessons at Matadouro — one of the most beautiful beaches in the World Surfing Reserve.Lire l'article
Soulspot Surf School — Sintra, Praia Grande14 mai 2026

Soulspot Surf School — Sintra, Praia Grande

In Sintra, at Praia Grande, Soulspot Surf School has been teaching surf and bodyboard for over 25 years. Founded by Renato Paço in 1999, with instructors certified by the Portuguese Surf Federation.Lire l'article
BSA — Barrel Surf Academy, Costa da Caparica20 mai 2026

BSA — Barrel Surf Academy, Costa da Caparica

On Praia do CDS, Apoio 12, Costa da Caparica, BSA — Barrel Surf Academy has been teaching since February 2009. Certified by the Portuguese Surf Federation, with a competition team, the AM-PRO high-performance project, and students from 5 to 70 years old. From first steps to the contest circuit.Lire l'article
Rompeolas Surf School — Costa da Caparica30 juin 2026

Rompeolas Surf School — Costa da Caparica

On Muralha da Praia, Costa da Caparica, Rompeolas Surf School has been teaching for over 10 years. Certified by the Portuguese Surf Federation and by IPDJ, with groups of 6 students maximum, instructors who teach in five languages, and the peak picked fresh each day according to the sea. 25 minutes from Lisbon.Lire l'article
Migas Surf School — Praia da Vagueira, Vagos25 août 2026

Migas Surf School — Praia da Vagueira, Vagos

On Praia da Vagueira, in Vagos, the person teaching is a three-time national bodysurfing champion. Miguel Rocha — Migas — turned the beach he grew up on into a school certified by the Portuguese Surfing Federation, with around 150 students and four disciplines. Now it is on Surf Booking.Lire l'article
Zulla Surf School — Nazaré30 juin 2026

Zulla Surf School — Nazaré

In Nazaré, the town the world knows for giant waves, Zulla Surf School teaches on the waves that are right for learning. Founded by Teresa Almeida — 2014 Bodyboard World Champion and a sports graduate — with lessons for children and adults of every age, discounted packages, and gear and insurance always included.Lire l'article
The Surf Academy — Areia Branca, Lourinhã22 mai 2026

The Surf Academy — Areia Branca, Lourinhã

On Praia da Areia Branca, in Lourinhã, Pedro Fernandes founded The Surf Academy in 2022 with a simple promise: surf taken seriously. 12 km of coast to pick the day's best wave, video analysis, groups of 5, and the founder at every class.Lire l'article
14 mai 2026

Future Eco Surf School — Algarve, eco-driven

B Corp certified, 1% for the Planet member, 13 instructors and a Surf For All programme running for 22 years. Future Eco teaches at Praia da Rocha + the Algarve west coast with real environmental weight.Lire l'article
Ericeira Waves Surf School7 mai 2026

Ericeira Waves Surf School

Ribeira d'Ilhas, World Surfing Reserve. Group, private, kids and coaching lessons with video analysis — from your first wave to your best one yet.Lire l'article
Nazaré Surf School13 mai 2026

Nazaré Surf School

In 2012 they opened the first surf school with a fixed door on the sand of Praia da Vila — and they're still the only one. A wheelchair ramp down to the sea, and the courage to make a village famous for giant waves a place where six-year-olds learn to surf.Lire l'article
Surf At Surf School — Sintra, Praia Grande & Praia das Maçãs18 mai 2026

Surf At Surf School — Sintra, Praia Grande & Praia das Maçãs

On the Sintra coast — between Praia Grande and Praia das Maçãs — Surf At teaches like you'd teach a child to enter the ocean. A rare trick few schools have: when the Atlantic shuts down Sintra, they switch the meeting point to Carcavelos. Lesson saved.Lire l'article
FilSurf Surf School28 mai 2026

FilSurf Surf School

In Lagos — Algarve's western coast — there's a school that's been running for 18 years and teaches like people who grew up in the ocean. Family-run, instructors who surf every day, and the south-coast secret: waves you can learn on 365 days a year.Lire l'article
Arrifana Surf School & Camp14 juin 2026

Arrifana Surf School & Camp

At Arrifana — the most sheltered bay on the Vicentine Coast, inside a Natural Park — there's a school with 18 years of sea and a camp a 5-minute walk from the sand. When the rest of the Algarve is blown out, here there are waves. That's the secret.Lire l'article
Sea Creatures — surf & SUP in Albufeira, away from the crowds17 juin 2026

Sea Creatures — surf & SUP in Albufeira, away from the crowds

In Olhos de Água (Albufeira), Diogo built a school with no storefront — “the office is the ocean”. Small groups, personal attention and spots away from the crowds: surf, SUP and rentals, backed by a lifetime in the water.Lire l'article
West Coast Surf School14 juin 2026

West Coast Surf School

In the town of Ericeira — a World Surfing Reserve, 40 minutes from Lisbon — there's a school that opened in 2005 with a simple idea: share the love of surfing with as many people as possible. Twenty years on, it still does, with local people.Lire l'article
BSA Barrel Surf Academy: surf lessons in Praia do CDS, Costa da Caparica29 oct. 2026

BSA Barrel Surf Academy: surf lessons in Praia do CDS, Costa da Caparica

BSA Barrel Surf Academy joined Surf Booking and teaches in Praia do CDS, Costa da Caparica. The team, the photos and the lessons, in the school's own words.Lire l'article

Où surfer

Régions, spots et quelle plage convient à chaque niveau

Surfing in Spain: Tenerife, and why the Canaries work all year21 sept. 2026

Surfing in Spain: Tenerife, and why the Canaries work all year

The island has two coasts and they are nothing alike. You learn in the south; in the north, with the same swell on the same day, you do not give a first lesson. Same island — which is exactly why reading the sea beach by beach matters more here than almost anywhere.Lire l'article
Surfing in Italy: two seas, and neither of them is the Atlantic21 sept. 2026

Surfing in Italy: two seas, and neither of them is the Atlantic

Italy has coast on both sides and the two surf differently. In the Mediterranean the wave does not arrive from far away — it is born there, with that day's wind, and it dies with it. That changes everything: what to expect, when to go, and how to read a forecast.Lire l'article
Surfing the Romagna Riviera: seven beaches facing the sunrise21 sept. 2026

Surfing the Romagna Riviera: seven beaches facing the sunrise

From Marina di Ravenna to Cattolica, every beach we catalogued on the Romagna Riviera looks into the same quadrant — between northeast and east. That is not a detail: it is what decides which days have surf there, and there are fewer than you would think.Lire l'article
How to choose the right beach for your first surf lesson7 mai 2026

How to choose the right beach for your first surf lesson

It's not the beach that makes the lesson — it's the day. How to read conditions, what to ask the school, and which beach types make sense to start.Lire l'article
Where to take surf lessons in Portugal — Zone guide3 avr. 2026

Where to take surf lessons in Portugal — Zone guide

From north to south, Portugal has surf schools in every region. See what each one offers and find the school that fits you.Lire l'article
Surfing in Ericeira — complete guide to the World Surfing Reserve7 mai 2026

Surfing in Ericeira — complete guide to the World Surfing Reserve

World Surfing Reserve since 2011. 8 km of coastline, 7 reference waves, schools with history. Guide to plan your week — or just a morning.Lire l'article
Surfing in Peniche and Baleal — Portugal's surf capital guide7 mai 2026

Surfing in Peniche and Baleal — Portugal's surf capital guide

Peninsula surrounded by waves, works with any wind. Baleal North and South for beginners, Supertubos for pros, Lagide for the bridge. Honest guide.Lire l'article
Surfing in Cascais and Carcavelos — Surf Near Lisbon7 mai 2026

Surfing in Cascais and Carcavelos — Surf Near Lisbon

Lisbon is one of few European capitals with proper surf 20 minutes away. Carcavelos for the first lesson, Guincho for the wind, Caparica for the locals. Honest guide.Lire l'article
Surfing in the Algarve — Vicentine Coast guide (Aljezur, Sagres)7 mai 2026

Surfing in the Algarve — Vicentine Coast guide (Aljezur, Sagres)

The Algarve's surf coast isn't the south — it's the west. Wild Vicentine Coast, warm summer water, waves for every level. Where to learn, when to go.Lire l'article
Best surf beaches near Lisbon — Carcavelos, Guincho and more7 mai 2026

Best surf beaches near Lisbon — Carcavelos, Guincho and more

The Cascais train line, windy Guincho, small beaches in central Cascais. An honest guide to surf beaches less than 40 minutes from Lisbon.Lire l'article
Surfing in Porto and Matosinhos — honest north-coast guide7 mai 2026

Surfing in Porto and Matosinhos — honest north-coast guide

Urban Matosinhos with the metro at the door, quieter Espinho, wild Mindelo. What surf on the north coast is really like and who it's for.Lire l'article
Nazaré — the giant waves of the North Canyon (a spectator's guide)7 mai 2026

Nazaré — the giant waves of the North Canyon (a spectator's guide)

Praia do Norte is for watching, not learning. How the canyon works, when to go, where to stand for safe photos — everything you need to know.Lire l'article
Surf lessons in Peniche and Baleal — 2026 guide7 mai 2026

Surf lessons in Peniche and Baleal — 2026 guide

Portugal's surf capital. Baleal for beginners, Supertubos for advanced, dozens of surf schools. Prices, beaches and who to pick.Lire l'article
Surf lessons in the Algarve — Sagres, Aljezur, Lagos7 mai 2026

Surf lessons in the Algarve — Sagres, Aljezur, Lagos

Wild Vicentine Coast, warm summer water, waves for every level. Where to learn, what it costs and how to combine with a beach holiday.Lire l'article
Ribeira de Ilhas: Portugal's mecca of surf27 avr. 2026

Ribeira de Ilhas: Portugal's mecca of surf

A long right-hander breaking over a stone bottom on the right tide, and home of the world tour — why Ribeira de Ilhas remains Ericeira's most legendary spot.Lire l'article
Supertubos: Portugal's perfect tube — when it fires and who it's for27 avr. 2026

Supertubos: Portugal's perfect tube — when it fires and who it's for

Beach that hosts the WSL Championship Tour. The most technical and demanding wave in the country. Not a beach for your first lesson — the beach that justifies years of practice.Lire l'article
Wild beaches in Portugal: how to surf almost alone27 avr. 2026

Wild beaches in Portugal: how to surf almost alone

You don't have to drive to the Algarve nor turn your back on Lisbon. There are huge beaches in Portugal where you can have your session without another surfer in sight — if you know where to look.Lire l'article
The Algarve: surfing between caves, cliffs and hidden waves27 avr. 2026

The Algarve: surfing between caves, cliffs and hidden waves

The Algarve isn't only sangria and a boat to Benagil. It has a surf coast that flips entirely between the west and south sides — and each side fires in opposite conditions.Lire l'article
Surfing the Sotavento — Tavira, Monte Gordo and the Algarve's calm coast14 juin 2026

Surfing the Sotavento — Tavira, Monte Gordo and the Algarve's calm coast

Everyone talks about the Algarve's west coast. But to the east — Tavira, Monte Gordo, Manta Rota — you'll find Portugal's warmest water, emptiest beaches and gentlest wave. It doesn't break every day, but when it does it's the best place for your first time.Lire l'article
Surfing Espinho and the Costa Verde — Esmoriz, Cortegaça and the north few talk about14 juin 2026

Surfing Espinho and the Costa Verde — Esmoriz, Cortegaça and the north few talk about

25 minutes south of Porto by train, there are kilometres of Atlantic-exposed beach that almost nobody mentions: Espinho, Esmoriz, Cortegaça. Consistent beach breaks, groynes that shape sandbars, and far fewer people than Matosinhos.Lire l'article

Ta première fois

À quoi s'attendre, quoi apporter et comment bien commencer

Complete Guide: Your First Surf Lesson — What to Expect3 avr. 2026

Complete Guide: Your First Surf Lesson — What to Expect

Everything to know before your first surf lesson: what to wear, what gear you need, how the lesson runs, the safety rules and what it costs.Lire l'article
Surf Safety — Basic Rules to Surf with Confidence8 avr. 2026

Surf Safety — Basic Rules to Surf with Confidence

Right of way, reading the beach flags and etiquette in the water: what you need to know to surf with confidence.Lire l'article
What to bring to your first surf lesson9 avr. 2026

What to bring to your first surf lesson

Swimwear, sunscreen and the will to learn. The school handles the rest. But a few small things make all the difference.Lire l'article
From beginner to independent — the real path in surfing9 avr. 2026

From beginner to independent — the real path in surfing

How long does it take? How many lessons? What should you expect? An honest guide to progressing in surf, with no Instagram filter.Lire l'article
Surf equipment for beginners — complete guide12 avr. 2026

Surf equipment for beginners — complete guide

Board, wetsuit, leash, wax — everything you need to start surfing. What to buy, what to borrow, and what the school provides.Lire l'article
Your first surf lesson — what to expect (and what nobody tells you)7 mai 2026

Your first surf lesson — what to expect (and what nobody tells you)

Briefing, tight wetsuit, first pop-up, first wipeout, first wave. An honest guide for your first lesson in Portugal.Lire l'article
First time in Portugal? A surfer's guide15 avr. 2026

First time in Portugal? A surfer's guide

Visas, currency, getting around, tipping — everything to know before you surf in Portugal.Lire l'article
How to paddle out to the peak — the gesture everyone underestimates27 avr. 2026

How to paddle out to the peak — the gesture everyone underestimates

Before the first wave comes the paddle. That's where you win or lose the session. How to improve your paddle in three simple things — no gym, just water.Lire l'article
Lineup Etiquette — who has priority, and why12 mai 2026

Lineup Etiquette — who has priority, and why

Drop-in, snake, position at the peak. Seven simple rules that separate the respectful surfer from the one who gets the cold shoulder. Fast learning curve.Lire l'article
Line-up etiquette: the rules nobody writes down24 août 2026

Line-up etiquette: the rules nobody writes down

Priority, paddling wide, never ditching your board. The unwritten rules of the peak keep everyone safe — and welcome.Lire l'article
Starting surf after 40: the sea doesn't know the word 'late'24 août 2026

Starting surf after 40: the sea doesn't know the word 'late'

You don't need to have started at eight. You need a school that teaches at your pace, a sandy-bottom beach, and a few truths told upfront.Lire l'article
Between lessons: four dry-land drills that speed up the next one24 août 2026

Between lessons: four dry-land drills that speed up the next one

The pop-up can be drilled on your living-room floor. Four no-ocean exercises that make lesson two feel like lesson five.Lire l'article
Small-swell days: why 'weak' days are the best days to learn24 août 2026

Small-swell days: why 'weak' days are the best days to learn

Half a metre disappoints spectators — and is a learner's perfect day. A good day depends on your level, and our forecast says so plainly.Lire l'article
Falling well: how to come off your board without getting hurt29 oct. 2026

Falling well: how to come off your board without getting hurt

In a first lesson you fall more often than you stand, and that's fine. Falling well can be learned: five habits that protect your head, your feet and your confidence.Lire l'article
Which wetsuit to wear in each season in Portugal29 oct. 2026

Which wetsuit to wear in each season in Portugal

The Portuguese Atlantic is cooler than the sunshine suggests. Wetsuit thickness changes with the season and the coast, and it's the difference between a good lesson and a shivering one.Lire l'article
I'm afraid of the sea. Can I still learn to surf?29 oct. 2026

I'm afraid of the sea. Can I still learn to surf?

Yes, and it's very common. A first lesson happens in waist-deep water, next to an instructor. Fear doesn't keep you out of surfing; going to the wrong place on the wrong day does.Lire l'article

Lire la mer

Prévisions, marée, courants et le meilleur moment pour y aller

Surfing in Portugal: Seasons and Best Conditions3 avr. 2026

Surfing in Portugal: Seasons and Best Conditions

A full seasonal guide: when to surf in Portugal, wave size season by season, water temperatures, and the best regions for each time of year.Lire l'article
Rip currents in Portugal: how to spot one, and what to do6 août 2026

Rip currents in Portugal: how to spot one, and what to do

The current that pulls most people out to sea in Portugal is the one that makes no noise at all. How to spot it from the sand — and what lifeguards and researchers actually tell you to do.Lire l'article
Tides and surf in Portugal: why the same beach changes twice a day6 août 2026

Tides and surf in Portugal: why the same beach changes twice a day

You got to the beach and it was perfect. Three hours later there was nothing. It wasn't luck and it wasn't the swell — it was the tide, and there's a simple way to read it before you leave home.Lire l'article
Wind and surf: why a good swell can still be a bad day6 août 2026

Wind and surf: why a good swell can still be a bad day

The swell was right, the tide was right, and the sea was unsurfable. Wind ruins more days in Portugal than anything else — and it's the easiest thing to read once one idea clicks.Lire l'article
How to read a surf forecast (even if you know nothing)9 avr. 2026

How to read a surf forecast (even if you know nothing)

Swell, period, wind direction — it reads like another language. Five minutes here and you'll know enough to pick the best day.Lire l'article
Winter surfing in Portugal — where and when to surf in the cold months12 avr. 2026

Winter surfing in Portugal — where and when to surf in the cold months

Winter is Portugal's golden season for surf. Bigger waves, fewer people, lower prices. A full guide, region by region.Lire l'article
The best time of year to surf in Portugal7 mai 2026

The best time of year to surf in Portugal

Each season in Portugal has its own surf — and its own crowd. A month-by-month guide to picking your perfect window.Lire l'article
Surfing in winter in Portugal — is it worth it?7 mai 2026

Surfing in winter in Portugal — is it worth it?

Big sea, cold water, zero crowds. Why winter is the favourite season for many surfers in Portugal.Lire l'article
What to do when there are no waves15 avr. 2026

What to do when there are no waves

Flat day? Portugal has plenty more to offer. Trails, food, wine and culture right next to the best beaches.Lire l'article
The golden hour: why the end-of-day session changes everything27 avr. 2026

The golden hour: why the end-of-day session changes everything

Wind dropping, sea smoothing out, crowds vanishing. In Portugal the sunset isn't a cliché — it's the technical moment when the ocean really lights up. And it's the cheapest lesson of the week.Lire l'article
Wave Types Explained — beach break, reef, point break12 mai 2026

Wave Types Explained — beach break, reef, point break

Sand, rock, point. Each bottom produces a different wave. Where to start, where to progress, and when the peak just isn't for you yet.Lire l'article
Left, right, beach break: the dictionary that unlocks the line-up24 août 2026

Left, right, beach break: the dictionary that unlocks the line-up

When the instructor shouts 'go left!', which way is that? Surf vocabulary in ten terms, properly explained.Lire l'article

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