Sintra · Lisbon · Portugal
Praia Grande
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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Forecast · next 7 days
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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2 Schools at this beach
Praia Grande
Exposed beach break with several left and right peaks, a venue for international bodyboard contests. Works on several tides, best on the lower half; at high tide the shorebreak is heavy and at low tide the wave can barrel. Watch for rip currents.
Surfing Praia Grande
Praia Grande is a surf beach in Sintra, Portugal, with 2 surf schools.
What level is Praia Grande for?
Praia Grande 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 Grande?
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 Grande work best?
Praia Grande 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 West.
What is the best tide to surf Praia Grande?
Praia Grande tends to work best around mid tide. Check the live tide forecast on Surf Booking before you go.
