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Portugal surf map
Surf map Portugal. Portugal surf map (Southern Europe - Europe) to print. Portugal surf map (Southern Europe - Europe) to download. The country has also achieved notable performances in sports like fencing, judo, kitesurf, rowing, sailing, surfing, shooting, triathlon and windsurf, owning several European and world titles. Surfing and bodyboarding are very popular in Portugal. Not including its islands, Portugal boasts 943 kilometres (586 miles) of coastline, which is dotted with countless incredible surf breaks. Portugal most famous surf spots are located in 3 main places as its shown in Portugal surf map: Ericeira, Peniche and the Lisbon coast. Portugal first national surfing competition was held at Ribeira d’Ilhas in Ericeira in 1977. While that might sound very recent, consider that we are talking about European surfing and specifically a country that was under a somewhat isolated dictatorship until 1974. Portugal really began to put itself firmly on the international surfing map during the 1990s when the sport exploded in the country.
For beginner surfers the best time of the year to go is summer. This is when the swells are less frequent and the waves are smaller. Summer waves average around 1 – 1.5 meters (3 – 5 feet) with notable exceptions like Nazaré Praia do Norte, site of many big wave surfing world records. In June – August the most popular surf spots might get very crowded, especially on the central coast and on the beaches near the capital. The Portuguese coast can be divided into 7 surfing regions as its mentioned in Portugal surf map: Costa Verde or “Green Coast”, The Costa de Prata or “Silver Coast”, Ericeira, Lisbon Coast, Alentejo Coast, Algarve Coast, The Islands: Azores and Madeira.