After any personal recommendations for spots in Portugal. Im there for 3 weeks (with a family wedding in the middle) from tuesday. Ill be mobile and keen for a flat water spot, but really more into playing in the waves (nothing too big though). Anyone been over there?
I spent a week in Lagos in the Algarve last September. Got about 3 days of kiting in a nice flat lagoon a few miles to the east. If you're in the area I'd say its worth a visit!
I did a couple weeks a few years back in May and rented a car and just winged it . Guincho just north of Lisbon is the main wave spot but it is very busy and an advanced wave spot with not much of a down wind landing spot. If you have a car you can find lots of spots north of Lisbon like Peniche. We traveled the hole coast south all the way to Tarifa in Spain and kited Algarve on the way but I was only looking for waves . If you have an extra week you can catch a cheap flight to Morocco and go to Essouria we did.
I lived there for two years( in the south) For flat water the lagoon at alvor can't be beat. Gusty but reliable and the town of alvor is one of the best towns in the Algarve in my opinion. Guincho is a great spot but can be intimidating. Very windy and Waves can be huge even in summer and tend to barrel when they get big. Try Costa caparica for more mellow conditions near Lisbon.
Guincho and viana do castelo are thermo spots, windy almost every day in the summer. Bring your a-game for guincho, it’s not an easy spot to ride-nasty shorebreak at low tide (pic) Viana is much cleaner and more user friendly. Peniche is awesome, if there’s sw swell, you have to give supertubos a go. When driving on the highways stay out of the left lane unless you are doing 200km/hr. Might as well check out nazare, but you prolly won’t see the epic waves there this time of year. There’s a popular lagoon south of Lisboa across the bridge, but is crazy busy. Don’t leave anything in your parked car, theft is rampant. Algarve is very nice to visit, but not particularly windy. There’s always waves in the north, guaranteed surfing everyday. 2/3 mm full suit or shorty in the north. Have a great trip, you’re gonna love It.
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