Nazaré, Portugal

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Near Praia da Nazaré. Photo: Pinkygirl, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Nazaré

Nazaré is a town in Leiria, Portugal. From Nazaré you can reach 4 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot. The nearest is Nazaré, a kite and windsurf spot 0.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 84 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), 92 km away.

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Staying in Nazaré

  • 84 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), 92 km, CAT, 101 km, VSE, 160 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Nazaré.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Nazaré each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

Surf spots within 20 km of Nazaré: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Praia da Nazaré0.7 kmabout 5 min by car5 ft381 kJwind from the north, 16 knots, poor5 ft194 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, fair5 ft586 kJwind from the north, 5 knots, good, best spot that day4 ft214 kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, poor8 ft1083 kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, too big9 ft1184 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, too big9 ft1174 kJwind from the north, 10 knots, too big
All readings for Praia da Nazaré: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Praia da Nazaré, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct8, poor5 ft9 shollow381kJwind from the north, 16 knots18°C
Mon 19Oct39, fair5 ft7 shollow194kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots17°C
Tue 20Oct48, good5 ft11 shollow586kJwind from the north, 5 knots16°C
Wed 21Oct29, poor4 ft9 shollow214kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots16°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big8 ft9 shollow1,083kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big9 ft9 shollow1,184kJwind from the north, 9 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big9 ft9 shollow1,174kJwind from the north, 10 knots15°C
Praia Paredes9.1 kmabout 20 min by car6 ft391 kJwind from the north, 10 knots, poor4 ft138 kJwind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, good, best spot that day5 ft600 kJwind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, fair4 ft242 kJwind from the north, 8 knots, poor8 ft1066 kJwind from the east, 2 knots, too big9 ft1215 kJwind from the north, 6 knots, too big9 ft1160 kJwind from the north, 6 knots, too big
All readings for Praia Paredes: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Praia Paredes, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct9, poor6 ft8 smushy391kJwind from the north, 10 knots22°C
Mon 19Oct48, good4 ft7 smushy138kJwind from the north-north-west, 6 knots21°C
Tue 20Oct41, fair5 ft11 shollow600kJwind from the north-north-west, 6 knots17°C
Wed 21Oct28, poor4 ft10 shollow242kJwind from the north, 8 knots18°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big8 ft9 scrumbling1,066kJwind from the east, 2 knots18°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big9 ft9 scrumbling1,215kJwind from the north, 6 knots18°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big9 ft9 smushy1,160kJwind from the north, 6 knots17°C
Praia do Sul2.3 kmabout 5 min by car5 ft381 kJwind from the north, 16 knots, poor5 ft194 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, fair5 ft586 kJwind from the north, 5 knots, fair4 ft214 kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, poor8 ft1083 kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, too big9 ft1184 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, too big9 ft1174 kJwind from the north, 10 knots, too big
All readings for Praia do Sul: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Praia do Sul, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct4, poor5 ft9 smushy381kJwind from the north, 16 knots18°C
Mon 19Oct41, fair5 ft7 smushy194kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots17°C
Tue 20Oct37, fair5 ft11 shollow586kJwind from the north, 5 knots16°C
Wed 21Oct25, poor4 ft9 scrumbling214kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots16°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big8 ft9 scrumbling1,083kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big9 ft9 smushy1,184kJwind from the north, 9 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big9 ft9 smushy1,174kJwind from the north, 10 knots15°C
Praia do Norte1.6 kmabout 5 min by carExperts only7 ft542 kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, poor for experts5 ft194 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, too small for experts5 ft586 kJwind from the north, 5 knots, too small for experts7 ft686 kJwind from the north, 12 knots, poor for experts8 ft1083 kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, offshore, good for experts9 ft1184 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, poor for experts8 ft902 kJwind from the north, 10 knots, poor for experts
All readings for Praia do Norte: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Praia do Norte, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct31, poor7 ft8 scrumbling542kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots18°C
Mon 19Oct20, too small5 ft7 smushy194kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots17°C
Tue 20Oct31, too small5 ft11 scrumbling586kJwind from the north, 5 knots16°C
Wed 21Oct23, poor7 ft9 smushy686kJwind from the north, 12 knots16°C
Thu 22Oct49, good8 ft9 scrumbling1,083kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, offshore16°C
Fri 23Oct11, poor9 ft9 smushy1,184kJwind from the north, 9 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct18, poor8 ft9 smushy902kJwind from the north, 10 knots15°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Nazaré, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Kite near Nazaré

Windsurf near Nazaré

Places to eat near Nazaré

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits