ERICEIRA BEST SURF SPOTS:

Ericeira is a World Surfing Reserve with a world-class surf area of 8 kilometers of coastline! Located next to Peniche, Ericeira is known as Portugal’s surf Mecca.
This typical fishing village offers a long coastline of outstanding natural beauty open to the Atlantic Ocean, with a rich cultural and religious heritage. Eri...

ERICEIRA BEST SURF SPOTS:

Ericeira is a World Surfing Reserve with a world-class surf area of 8 kilometers of coastline! Located next to Peniche, Ericeira is known as Portugal’s surf Mecca.
This typical fishing village offers a long coastline of outstanding natural beauty open to the Atlantic Ocean, with a rich cultural and religious heritage. Ericeira is also famous for its cuisine offering several seafood restaurants, its singular monuments, the characteristic housing and the narrow cobblestone streets.
This world known destination offers surf spots for all levels and skills, but unlike Peniche, many of these surf spots have rocky bottom and are poorly protected.

The climate is mild, winter is not too cold and summer has pleasant temperatures. It is an excellent surfing destination throughout the year, being the southern beaches best option for summer and northern reef breaks for the rest of the year.

Ericeira is must for your surf trip, we offer all kind of accommodation ranging from surfcamps, surf hostel and surf houses to camping hotels and apartments. Get ready to enjoy one of the best surfing spots of all Europe!

Backdoor: his wave is not mentioned in the reserve but is also found on Empa beach. This right-hander, left of Reef, is easier to ride. It is a very consistent wave and functions best on a low or mid tide. It provides good speed to set up maneuvers and on perfect days there are many tubes to be ridden. Intermediate surfers will enjoy this wave a lot up until a meter.

Coxos: located in the north of Ericeira, Coxos is one of the best known waves of all Portugal. Coxos is considered to be the best right hander in Europe because of its consistency, length and perfection. The wave is tubular and breaks over a flat rock. There are many sea urchins so you have to be careful with going in and out of the water. It works best on a low tide and is only suitable for more experienced surfers. Coxos is the sixth wave of the reserve. The best swell direction is from the north northwest and the best wind direction is coming from Southeast. This surf spot can be often crowded.

Crazy Left: located on the south side of coxos bay, it is left-hand reef break with hollow and fast waves. It is recommended to surf in this spot only with high tide or rising. The ideal swell angle is from the southwest and works best in offshore winds from the east.

Foz do Lizandro: located 5 minutes from the centre of Ericeira, it is a cozy beach that offers a good central peek that generates good rights and lefts hand waves and minors peaks. Waves are fun and this is a favourite spot for surf schools, ideal for beginners. The best swell direction is coming from the southwest and the best wind direction is coming from east.

Pedra Branca: located in the north of Ericeira, it is one of the few left hander reef break in Ericeira. If Coxos is considered "king of the waves" of Ericeira, than this wave on the south end of Empa beach, is definitely the "queen". The fast take-off into the barrel reminds you of Pipeline, Hawaii. It is surfed on high tide and is only recommendable for experienced surfers.  The best swell direction is coming from the southwest and the best wind direction is from the east. When perfect it’ll get crowded. Count on localism.

Praia do Norte: located in Ericeira it is a very popular beach break that offers both right and left hand waves. It works best around high tide. The best conditions are when the swell is coming from the northwest and offshore winds from the east. Can be a good alternative when all the famous spots are ultra-crowded.

Reef: located in the north of Ericeira, this surf spot is a reef break that offers a powerful, fast and hollow left hand wave. The best swell direction is from the northwest and works best around mid tide when the tide is rising. It is a very popular spot and can get very crowded. Be careful with urchins and rocks.

Ribeira d'Ilha: located in the north of Ericeira, is one of the most popular surf spot in Portugal. There are several peaks in the bay of Ribeira d ´Ilhas. They are all right handers and there can be found a wave suitable for each level. The bottom is rocky but the waves break in deep water. The waves are known for their length and can be surfed on all tides. It is good to surf here in our company because it gets pretty crowded. Ribeira D´Ilhas is the third wave of the reserve.The reef break provides a powerful and long right hand wave that can reach up to 500 meters while the beach break offers both right and left hand waves. The best wind direction is coming from Southeast and works with all tides. Ribeira d'Ilha has been the stage of WQS 6 *.

Sao Juliao: located in the south of Ericeira, it is a beach break that offers both left and right hand waves. The best swell direction is coming from the west and works well with offshore winds from east. Watch out for rocks

WEATHER/TEMPERATURE

Air Temperature: 26ºC (Summer)/ 10ºC (Winter)
Water Temperature: 16ºC (Summer)/ 12ºC (Winter)


BEST SURF SEASON

The best season is spring and autumn. In winter the waves range from 1-5 meters, while in summer is never flat and waves ranging from 0.8 to 1.5 meters.