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 experts: 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 expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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 expertsUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Nazaré: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Praia da Nazaré0.7 kmabout 5 min by car4 ft183 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, too small5 ft636 kJwind from the north, 10 knots, too small8 ft964 kJwind from the north, 15 knots, poor9 ft1164 kJwind from the west-north-west, 0 knots, good, best spot that day10 ft1572 kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, poor9 ft1141 kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, fair8 ft1000 kJwind from the north, 6 knots, good, best spot that day
All readings for Praia da Nazaré: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Praia da Nazaré, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct19, too small4 ft7 shollow183kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots17°C
Tue 20Oct35, too small5 ft11 sslab636kJwind from the north, 10 knots16°C
Wed 21Oct34, poor8 ft9 shollow964kJwind from the north, 15 knots16°C
Thu 22Oct59, good9 ft9 shollow1,164kJwind from the west-north-west, 0 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct34, poor10 ft10 shollow1,572kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct47, fair9 ft9 shollow1,141kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots15°C
Sun 25Oct53, good8 ft10 shollow1,000kJwind from the north, 6 knots16°C
Praia Paredes9.1 kmabout 20 min by car5 ft183 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, too small5 ft636 kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, fair7 ft558 kJwind from the north-north-west, 10 knots, poor9 ft1164 kJwind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore, good10 ft1631 kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, too big9 ft1141 kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, fair8 ft1000 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, good
All readings for Praia Paredes: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Praia Paredes, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct22, too small5 ft7 smushy183kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots21°C
Tue 20Oct36, fair5 ft11 shollow636kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots18°C
Wed 21Oct34, poor7 ft8 smushy558kJwind from the north-north-west, 10 knots18°C
Thu 22Oct49, good9 ft9 scrumbling1,164kJwind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore18°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big10 ft10 scrumbling1,631kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots18°C
Sat 24Oct39, fair9 ft9 scrumbling1,141kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots18°C
Sun 25Oct50, good8 ft10 scrumbling1,000kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots20°C
Praia do Sul2.3 kmabout 5 min by car4 ft183 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, too small5 ft606 kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, too small5 ft347 kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, too small9 ft1164 kJwind from the west-north-west, 0 knots, good10 ft1572 kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, too big9 ft1141 kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, poor8 ft1000 kJwind from the north, 6 knots, fair
All readings for Praia do Sul: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Praia do Sul, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct20, too small4 ft7 smushy183kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots17°C
Tue 20Oct32, too small5 ft11 shollow606kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots16°C
Wed 21Oct23, too small5 ft10 scrumbling347kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots16°C
Thu 22Oct50, good9 ft9 scrumbling1,164kJwind from the west-north-west, 0 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big10 ft10 scrumbling1,572kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct35, poor9 ft9 scrumbling1,141kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots15°C
Sun 25Oct45, fair8 ft10 smushy1,000kJwind from the north, 6 knots16°C
Praia do Norte1.6 kmabout 5 min by car4 ft183 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, too small5 ft606 kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, too small5 ft347 kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, too small9 ft1164 kJwind from the west-north-west, 0 knots, good10 ft1572 kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, too big9 ft1141 kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, poor8 ft1000 kJwind from the north, 6 knots, fair
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
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct21, too small4 ft7 smushy183kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots17°C
Tue 20Oct32, too small5 ft11 smushy606kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots16°C
Wed 21Oct23, too small5 ft10 scrumbling347kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots16°C
Thu 22Oct49, good9 ft9 scrumbling1,164kJwind from the west-north-west, 0 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big10 ft10 scrumbling1,572kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct35, poor9 ft9 scrumbling1,141kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots15°C
Sun 25Oct43, fair8 ft10 smushy1,000kJwind from the north, 6 knots16°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