Surf camp · Areia Branca
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.
Global Surf School and Camp is based on Alameda do Golfinho at Praia da Areia Branca in Lourinhã, on the quiet stretch of the Silver Coast between Peniche and Ericeira, and uses Areia Branca and the beaches close by.
Lessons
Beginner, advanced, kids' and corporate surf courses, including a surf-and-work option for teams, with bookable lunch packs on course days.
Equipment
A wide rental range: shortboards, malibus, longboards and softboards, stand-up paddleboards in many sizes, bodyboards and fins, and wetsuits in every size, with Rip Curl, EVOA and Ocean and Earth as partner brands.
Staying here
A surf house for camp guests, with barbecue and chill-out areas and sunset views over the beach.
Spots nearby
Areia Branca
A compact, partly sheltered bay at Lourinhã, between Peniche and Santa Cruz, with a cluster of long-established surf schools. A dependable learner wave that takes the edge off a bigger swell.
BeginnersYear-round; summer smallest and best for lessons
Supertubos
The beach break that made Peniche famous: fast, hollow barrels over a sandbar, both ways with better lefts. Europe's answer to Pipeline and a long-time WSL Championship Tour venue.
Advanced surfersOctober to March, February often the pick
Molhe Leste
The beach break next to the eastern breakwater at Peniche, just along from Supertubos. A more forgiving wave than its famous neighbour, and the spot the crowd moves to when Supertubos is out of control or blown out by the north wind.
IntermediatesAutumn to spring