Best Places for Surfing

HampshireRich · Post by **HampshireRich** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 2:31 pm

Hello all - looking at the area the best place I can see for surfing is just north of Aljezur - but can anyone confirm this and are there places where you can hire a board?

Thanks

HR

jamielyon4 · Post by **jamielyon4** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 4:06 pm

No pictures of the wet suited body? please, pretty please

sunman · Post by **sunman** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 4:17 pm

all around Aljezur is great for surfing Rich, they come from all over the world to surf it

Monte Clerigo, Arifana, Carrapateira & Amado are all very popular surfing beaches, a surfing mate used to take my sons to Monte Clergo and Arifana, they're great because the beaches are huge o the non surfers can chill or play games,
Amado is popular with the surf schools but we only went there once so can't really comment

Aljezur & Vale de Telha have surf shops, google them & you'll find some hire shops, & you'll probably need to hire wet suits too

when the waves are huge round that side the surfers go South, along from Sagres, there's quite a 'surf hub' in Salema, opposite Parque do Floresta

have a look, if you need more detail give me a shout, I have a couple of surf regulars I could ask

Bruce Wallis · Post by **Bruce Wallis** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 4:54 pm

Oh My GOD!!
Rich surfing.....?

I immediately thought of that recent Money-supermarket ad on TV

HampshireRich · Post by **HampshireRich** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 6:20 pm

Thanks sunman - I'll have a look around.

To the other 2 who responded, it's for my daughter and her boyfriend - and I would look better on a surfboard than you 2 mongrels!

tricky · Post by **tricky** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 10:49 pm

Mmm Rich you will be careful won't you? Oxiderce (not the place of a similar name inland before Lagos) just past Aljezur is the best place for surfing, it has a fabulous beach and river inlet. Its about an hours drive past the wind farms, a great day out.
How much will forum members pay for a photo of Rich surfing?

pato · Post by **pato** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 1:00 am

Is that what the perverts do on the Wirral?

HampshireRich · Post by **HampshireRich** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 8:34 am

tricky wrote:Mmm Rich you will be careful won't you? Oxiderce (not the place of a similar name inland before Lagos) just past Aljezur is the best place for surfing, it has a fabulous beach and river inlet. Its about an hours drive past the wind farms, a great day out.
How much will forum members pay for a photo of Rich surfing?

Don't worry yourself, my little chick-a-dee, there is no danger of me doing anything more dangerous than having a pint whilst other, more adventurous members of my family throw themselves into the surf on a bit of plastic.

Pictures of me in a wetsuit are part of my private collection and hence only available for a considerable price

Farol · Post by **Farol** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 10:19 am

My som & his wife hired all the kit and had lessons at Carrapateira and had a great time. They booked through the surf shop in Lagos and were picked up at the shop by Land Rover making it much easier to get there. I'm sure the shop has a web site that a search should find.

HampshireRich · Post by **HampshireRich** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 11:10 am

Farol wrote:My som & his wife hired all the kit and had lessons at Carrapateira and had a great time. They booked through the surf shop in Lagos and were picked up at the shop by Land Rover making it much easier to get there. I'm sure the shop has a web site that a search should find.

Thanks Farol - was that Extreme Algarve by any chance? - it looks like they do something similar so it would be good to get an idea if they offer good service.

bugsey · Post by **bugsey** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 4:27 pm

If go into Sagres and go to the traffic circle (where you turn right to go to Cabo de Sao Vicente or straight ahead to the Fort, go towards the Fort. Take the first right turn and go to the end (about 200 m) there is a good surfing beach there. Boards can be rented in Sagres.

maccasa · Post by **maccasa** » Mon Sep 16, 2013 10:16 am

Was at Arrifana yesterday - wonderful surfing.

pete-flint · Post by **pete-flint** » Mon Sep 16, 2013 11:42 pm

bugsey wrote:If go into Sagres and go to the traffic circle (where you turn right to go to Cabo de Sao Vicente or straight ahead to the Fort, go towards the Fort. Take the first right turn and go to the end (about 200 m) there is a good surfing beach there. Boards can be rented in Sagres.

Totally agree bugsey, at least twenty riders out there on my last visit, decent sized waves too. Don't need a storm to get waves there, just the Atlantic rollers.

ditzy · Post by **ditzy** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 9:48 am

maccasa wrote:Was at Arrifana yesterday - wonderful surfing.

On Saturday 28th it's the Arrifana beach festival. There's surfing lessons, yoga, music, massages... Not sure if you can see the poster but here is the Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... =1&theater

Gary/Gaynor · Post by **Gary/Gaynor** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 2:41 pm

Gary and I visited Arifana, they have board hire, great time and enjoy
Gaynor

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