First surf lesson
For people who have never surfed. Safety, paddling and your first white water.
from€45
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Atlantic Surf School
Surf and bodyboard lessons in Nazaré, all year round, since 2014.
- FPS-certified instructors
- Up to 6 students per instructor
- Equipment included
- PT · EN · ES
Photo: Unsplash
About the school
We have been teaching in Nazaré since 2014, for every level. Groups are small and split by level, so nobody waits around.
In winter, when the sea builds at Praia do Norte, lessons move to Praia da Vila or to the bay of São Martinho do Porto, where the water is calm.
- Season
- All year · high season June to October
- Hours
- 09:00 – 19:00 in high season
- Groups
- Up to 6 students per instructor
- Languages
- Portuguese, English and Spanish
- Certification
- FPS instructors · personal accident insurance
- Equipment
- Board and wetsuit included in every lesson
Lessons and prices
Prices per person. Equipment included.
Progression lesson
Reading waves, positioning and your first green waves.
from€40
Surf week
Five days, ten hours in the water. The fastest way to improve on holiday.
from€180
Family bodyboard
For children aged 8 and up, with the instructor always in the water.
from€30
A lesson day
How a first 2-hour lesson goes.
- Meet on the beachWe pick the peak for the day’s sea.
- Wetsuit and warm-upBoard, wetsuit and safety rules.
- On the sandPaddling and standing up, first on dry land.
- In the waterWhite water with the instructor beside you.
- DoneShower, photos and what to practise next.
The beaches where we teach
With the sea right now, from Open-Meteo. We pick the beach of the day by the waves.
Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 4.0Praia da Nazaré
The town beach, sheltered by the headland. Most lessons happen here.
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Luis Ascenso, CC BY 2.0Praia do Norte
Just to watch: this is where the giant waves break. No lessons in big seas.
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Alexkom000, CC BY 4.0São Martinho do Porto
A shell-shaped bay with calm water, ideal for children and first lessons.
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Where we are
On the Nazaré seafront, a 2-minute walk from Praia da Vila.
- Meeting pointAvenida da República, by the lifeguard post (example)
- By carAbout 1h20 from Lisbon and 2h from Porto, via the A8 or the A1
- ParkingCar parks along the seafront (example)
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