Nazaré · Leiria · Portugal
Praia do Norte
Today · beginner: surf zone fine for beginners; big sea outside · 1.1 m chest high · light wind
The first school on this beach to accept gets the lesson. If none accepts, your money comes back.
1.1 m now
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Now 1.1 m, the best day of the week.
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Forecast · next 7 days
Now 1.1 m, the best day of the week.Suggestion by level
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Sand bottom. The tide does not enter this beach's score.
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This peak is sheltered from part of the swell by the coastline — SurfBooking Forecast already accounts for it, hour by hour.
The hour bar above moves both maps through the day — each arrow points its real direction, with the map north-up.
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The first school on this beach to accept gets the lesson. If none accepts, your money comes back.
Book a dayYou pay when you make the request: that is what holds your spot once the lesson opens. If no school opens it, you get your money back.
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Praia do Norte
Famous for the giant waves the Nazaré underwater canyon builds in winter; you watch them from the Lighthouse. Even on normal days it is a very strong beach break, with heavy barrels on the inside bank, very strong currents and a heavy shorebreak. Experienced surfers only.
Surfing Praia do Norte
Praia do Norte is a surf beach in Nazaré, Portugal, with 1 surf school.
What level is Praia do Norte for?
Praia do Norte has no fixed level, and that is the question Surf Booking answers every day: the same sea suits a beginner and does not suit an advanced surfer, or the other way round. On this page the sea at this beach is read hour by hour and by level — beginner, intermediate and advanced — for the next 7 days, and the verdict is this beach's, not the region's.
What is the bottom like at Praia do Norte?
The bottom is sand. It is the most forgiving bottom for learning and for wipeouts, though the sandbanks shift through the year.
When does Praia do Norte work best?
Praia do Norte is an exposed beach that picks up much of the Atlantic swell, so it works often through the year. It is usually best with swell from NW-W. The beach faces Northwest.
