Schools & rentals
Surf schools, camps & rentals in Portugal
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RentySurfy
A booking platform for surf, kite and windsurf gear rental and lessons along the Portuguese coast, aggregating local shops and schools in one place.
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Surf It Easy
A coaching-focused surf school in Baleal that pairs water sessions with surfskate training and video analysis, for beginners through to advanced surfers working on technique.
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The Surf Academy
A small school on Praia da Areia Branca run by a coach born and raised there, with group, private and advanced-coaching tracks and everything included.
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Activity Surf Center
An Ericeira surf school running since 2012, with lessons for every level across the town's beaches, plus board and wetsuit rental and a shop in the centre.
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Aldeia da Praia
A surf and yoga camp right on Praia das Maçãs near Sintra, with dorms, doubles and en-suite family tents, two-hour lessons with gear and insurance included, and day trips to Cabo da Roca and Pena Palace.
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Algarve Surf School
A surf school and camp based in Sagres since 1996, teaching at Praia da Mareta and Praia do Amado depending on wind and swell, with ASI-certified instructors and a free transfer from Lagos.
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Aljezur Surf School
A surf school and camp based in Vales, Aljezur, teaching at Praia da Arrifana and Praia do Monte Clérigo with Portuguese Surf Federation instructors and groups of up to eight.
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Aroundfreedom Surf School
A surf school in Machico on Madeira's east coast, listed by the island tourism board, teaching on one of the island's only real sand beaches.
SurfArrifana Surf Lodge
A small surf lodge run by Aldo and Sarah in Vale da Telha, five minutes from Arrifana beach, with private and shared rooms, a plunge pool and yoga terrace, and all-inclusive surf and yoga or jiu-jitsu packages.
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Atlantic Coast Surf School
A certified surf school based between Santa Cruz and Praia Azul, on a long open stretch of the Silver Coast that is quieter than Ericeira and Peniche.
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Azores Surf School
The first surf school in the Azores, running since 2004, teaching on whichever coast of São Miguel has the conditions, with free transport from Ponta Delgada.
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Baleal Surf Camp
A family-run beachfront camp on Baleal beach, describing itself as Portugal's first surf camp, with a certified surf school, rentals and hostel-to-apartment lodging.
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Blue Ocean Ericeira Surf School
A surf school based right on Ribeira d'Ilhas beach, inside the Ericeira World Surfing Reserve, running lessons and multi-day courses for every level with equipment included.
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Caparica Surf Academy
A surf school at Praia da Rainha on the Costa da Caparica, with Portuguese Surf Federation instructors, teaching groups, kids and private lessons a short ride from central Lisbon.
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Carcavelos Surf School
The first surf school on Carcavelos beach, running since 2001, certified by the Portuguese Surf Federation and Turismo de Portugal, on the wide forgiving beach break that is Lisbon's home wave.
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Dude Surf School
A surf school on Praia do Cabedelo in Figueira da Foz, with Portuguese Surf Federation coaches and a maximum of five students per instructor.
SurfEriceira Surfboard Rental
Board and wetsuit rental for the Ericeira area - soft-tops and hard-tops from 12 EUR a day, with delivery, roof racks and free board swaps.
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Ericeira Waves
A surf school in Santo Isidoro, Ericeira, since 2014, teaching on several beach breaks around the World Surfing Reserve with Portuguese Surf Federation instructors and groups of up to five.
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Escola de Surf Peniche
A surf school in the town of Peniche offering lessons for all levels, a surf academy and a surf camp.
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Ferrel Surf House
An oceanfront surf house at Baleal beach with daily lessons, small groups and dorm, private and family rooms.
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FozCamp Surf School
A family surf school at Foz do Arelho teaching from age four, with ocean surf lessons on the beach and kite lessons on the flat Óbidos lagoon behind it.
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FreeRide Surfing
A surf school and camp in Sagres since 2002, with a year-round surf centre at the Memmo Baleeira hotel and a beach hut at Praia da Cordoama from June to November.
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Furadouro Surf Camp
A surf camp and school on the dune-backed beach at Furadouro near Ovar, one of the more consistent and uncrowded beach breaks on the northern coast.
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Global Surf School & Camp
A surf school and camp established on Praia da Areia Branca in 2007, with lessons for all levels and stay-and-surf packages.
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Good Feeling Surf School
A surf school and camp near Sagres, working since 1997 and certified by the Portuguese Surf Federation, teaching year-round on the beaches of the far southwest.
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Green Coast Surf School
A long-established surf school on the groyne-shaped beach at Espinho, south of Porto, carrying certificates from Turismo de Portugal and the Portuguese Surf Federation.
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Guincho Wind Factory
A kitesurf, windsurf and wing school and watersports shop at Guincho, running since 1999 on the beach that the summer nortada turns into one of Europe's best wind arenas.
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Kite & Foil Center Algarve
An IKO kitesurf school on the flat, shallow lagoon at Fuseta in the eastern Algarve, a safe learn-to-kite spot with steady thermal wind in summer.
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Lisbon Surf Camp
A surf camp near Lisbon running week-long packages of lessons, accommodation and beach shuttles, surfing Carcavelos and the other Cascais-line beaches.
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Lisbon Surf Connection
A Lisbon-based surf school certified by the Portuguese Surf Federation and Turismo de Portugal, teaching at whichever coast beach is working, from Costa da Caparica to Guincho.
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Madeira Surf Camp
A surf camp and school at Praia da Alagoa in Porto da Cruz on Madeira's northeast coast, certified by the Portuguese Surf Federation and the tourism and port authorities.
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Moana Surf School
A family-oriented surf school on Guincho beach, 30 minutes from Lisbon, established in 2003, with small-group lessons, kids' camps and private coaching.
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Moby Dick Surf School
A Cascais surf school working the Guincho and Sintra coast, with lessons for all ages, kids' programmes, SUP, a big rental fleet and two surf lodges.
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Murillo's Surf & Bodyboard Academy
A surf and bodyboard school in São Pedro de Moel since 2006, certified by the Portuguese Surf Federation, teaching daily and moving to Peniche or Figueira da Foz when the home beach is too wild.
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Nazare Surf School
A surf school on the town beach at Nazaré with local certified instructors, teaching on the ordinary beach break in front of town, not the big-wave beach.
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Odeceixe Surf School
A surf school and camp on Odeceixe beach, where the Seixe river meets the sea, using the sheltered river bank at low tide for lessons.
SurfPassaro Kitesurf & Wingfoil School
A kitesurf and wing foil school on the Óbidos lagoon at Foz do Arelho, the shallow, flat, steady-wind water that is Portugal's main learn-to-kite spot.
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Peniche Surf Camp
A long-running beachfront camp at Casais do Baleal with its own surf centre, 200-plus rental boards and accommodation from hostel beds to ocean-view apartments.
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Portimao Surf Clube
A surf club and academy on Praia da Rocha in Portimão, central Algarve, open to the public with lessons bookable without a membership, plus SUP, bodyboard and adaptive surfing.
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Praia Grande Surf School
A surf and bodyboard school based right on Praia Grande at Colares, the wide, consistent beach break under the Sintra hills.
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Rapture Surfcamps Ericeira
A surf camp in a Portuguese villa a few metres from Foz do Lizandro, a mellow beach break that suits lessons, with easy reach of the reserve's other spots.
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Ripar Surf School & Camp
One of the oldest schools on Praia da Areia Branca, running surf lessons and a surf camp on the Silver Coast since 2001.
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Sagres Natura Surf Camp
A long-running surf camp, school and shop in Sagres, with dorm accommodation, certified instructors for beginners through advanced, board rental, and a retail shop offering camp guests a discount.
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Santa Barbara Surf School Azores
A surf school and camp on the black-sand beach at Santa Bárbara near Ribeira Grande, the main surf spot on São Miguel.
SurfSilver Coast Surf School
A surf school and camp in Baleal with certified instructors, equipment rental and accommodation a short walk from the ocean.
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Surf Cascais
A surf school and camp in Cascais, certified by the Portuguese Surf Federation, the tourism board and the Cascais port authority, teaching at Carcavelos, Guincho and Praia Grande.
SurfSurf Lodge Santa Cruz
A surf lodge in Santa Cruz-Silveira with FPS/ISA-certified instruction, free board and bike rental for guests, a pool and garden, and dorm-to-suite accommodation, an hour north of Lisbon.
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SurfMilfontes
A surf school in Vila Nova de Milfontes since 2003, teaching small groups at Praia do Malhão and Praia das Furnas, with surf-and-stay camps and lessons in four languages.
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Surfaventura
Matosinhos' longest-running surf school, on the city beach since 2003 and a metro ride from central Porto, with year-round group and private lessons and gear rental.
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Surfing Figueira
A surf school and shop on Praia do Cabedelo in Figueira da Foz, open year-round, with drop-in, private and group lessons and rental of boards, SUPs and wetsuits.
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The Surf Experience
One of Portugal's oldest surf operations, running from Lagos since 1992, with all-inclusive surf weeks, coaching, surf guiding and yoga.
SurfTsunami Surf School
A surf school on Praia de Santa Cruz started by two local surfers, with certified instructors and a team that spans coaching, physiotherapy and health. Weekly programmes or single lessons.
SurfUpRise Surf School
A surf school and camp based in Peniche, with coaches certified by the Portuguese Surf Federation and physical-education degrees, teaching across the peninsula and up to Baleal and Areia Branca.
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