Nazaré · Leiria · Portugal
Praia do Sul
Today · beginner: ideal · 0.5 m knee high · light wind
The first school on this beach to accept gets the lesson. If none accepts, your money comes back.
0.5 m now
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Forecast · next 7 days
Now 0.5 m. Best day: THU 5, 0.6 m.
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Forecast · next 7 days
Now 0.5 m. Best day: THU 5, 0.6 m.Suggestion by level
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Overall = wave quality · By level = whether it suits you
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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2 Schools at this beach
Praia do Sul
Strong beach break by the harbour, south of Nazaré town. Works at mid tide, rising or falling.
Surfing Praia do Sul
Praia do Sul is a surf beach in Nazaré, Portugal, with 2 surf schools.
What level is Praia do Sul for?
Praia do Sul 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 Sul?
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 Sul work best?
Praia do Sul has partial swell exposure: it works on many days but benefits from a bigger swell or a favourable direction. It is usually best with swell from SW-W. The beach faces Northwest.
