Portugal surf guide
Surfing Nazaré
Home of the biggest rideable waves on the planet
- Spots1
- LevelsExpert
- Best seasonOct-Apr
- RegionLisbon Coast
The waves at Nazaré
Nazaré (Praia do Norte)
- Big Wave
- Expert
- 10 – 100+ ft
- Oct-Mar
- Crowd 2/5
39.6033, -9.0705 · Big NW groundswell; the Nazaré submarine canyon focuses and amplifies it like almost nowhere else on Earth
Best time to surf Nazaré
Nazaré works best around Oct-Apr. See the full month-by-month breakdown for Portugal.
Nazaré: common questions
When is the best time to surf Nazaré?
Nazaré works best from October to April. By spot: Nazaré (Praia do Norte), October to March.
Is Nazaré good for beginners?
Not really. The waves at Nazaré are for expert surfers, so beginners are better off in other parts of Portugal.
What kind of waves are there at Nazaré?
We map 1 spot at Nazaré: big wave (1).
One strange surf spot a week
The Lineup: hippos that surf in Gabon, waves under smoking volcanoes in Kamchatka, one weird break in a weird place every week. No spam, always free.