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Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.

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 Albufeira

Portugal, Algarve

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Datum: WGS84 [ Help ]
Precision: Approximate

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Latitude: 37° 5.138' N
Longitude: 8° 14.921' W

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The main beach of Albufeira, Algarve

English (Translate this text in English): The main beach of Albufeira, Algarve

English (Translate this text in English): The main beach of Albufeira, Algarve

English (Translate this text in English): The main beach of Albufeira, Algarve

DistanceIn the city

WalkShort walk (5-15 mn)

Easy to find?Easy to find

Public access?Public access

Special accessDon't know

 Surf Spot Characteristics

Surf Spot Quality

Wave qualitySloppy

ExperienceBeginners wave

FrequencyRarely break (5day/year)

Wave

TypeBeach-break

DirectionRight and left

BottomReef (coral,sharp rocks etc..) with sand

PowerPowerless

Normal lengthShort (< 50m)

Good day lengthShort (< 50m)

Tide, Swell and Wind

Good swell directionNorth

Good wind directionSouth

Swell sizeStarts working at Less than 1m / 3ft and holds up to

Best tide positionAll tides

Best tide movementRising tide

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Week crowdEmpty

Week-end crowdFew surfers

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 Additional Information

Only works with HUGE South Swell, everything else = flat!

Park the car just near the beach.

English (Translate this text in English): Only works with HUGE South Swell, everything else = flat!<br /><br />Park the car just near the beach.

English (Translate this text in English): Only works with HUGE South Swell, everything else = flat!&lt;br &#47;&gt;&lt;br &#47;&gt;Park the car just near the beach.

English (Translate this text in English): Only works with HUGE South Swell, everything else = flat!&amp;lt;br &amp;#47;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br &amp;#47;&amp;gt;Park the car just near the beach.

Atmosphere

It's Albufeira, lots of turists in the summer, not so many turists in the winter. Nice place to spend your vacations -> no waves in the summer.

English (Translate this text in English): It's Albufeira, lots of turists in the summer, not so many turists in the winter. Nice place to spend your vacations -&gt; no waves in the summer.

English (Translate this text in English): It's Albufeira, lots of turists in the summer, not so many turists in the winter. Nice place to spend your vacations -&amp;gt; no waves in the summer.

English (Translate this text in English): It's Albufeira, lots of turists in the summer, not so many turists in the winter. Nice place to spend your vacations -&amp;amp;gt; no waves in the summer.

General

it doesn't have waves that often and when it has the waves are not very good, but i loved to surf there with my friends! -- I agree.

From late summer on, however, when you paddle a few 100 meters lefthandside (looking at the ocean from the beach) you can get really good, approx. 3f waves 3 days a week. The only downer is that this spot has really sharp rocks 2 meters under the surface. So if you go there, you should be confident about your surfing skills.

English (Translate this text in English): it doesn't have waves that often and when it has the waves are not very good, but i loved to surf there with my friends! -- I agree.

From late summer on, however, when you paddle a few 100 meters lefthandside (looking at the ocean from the beach) you can get really good, approx. 3f waves 3 days a week. The only downer is that this spot has really sharp rocks 2 meters under the surface. So if you go there, you should be confident about your surfing skills.

English (Translate this text in English): it doesn't have waves that often and when it has the waves are not very good, but i loved to surf there with my friends! -- I agree.

From late summer on, however, when you paddle a few 100 meters lefthandside (looking at the ocean from the beach) you can get really good, approx. 3f waves 3 days a week. The only downer is that this spot has really sharp rocks 2 meters under the surface. So if you go there, you should be confident about your surfing skills.

English (Translate this text in English): it doesn't have waves that often and when it has the waves are not very good, but i loved to surf there with my friends! -- I agree.

From late summer on, however, when you paddle a few 100 meters lefthandside (looking at the ocean from the beach) you can get really good, approx. 3f waves 3 days a week. The only downer is that this spot has really sharp rocks 2 meters under the surface. So if you go there, you should be confident about your surfing skills.

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By kiangarin@gmail.com , 01-06-2007

ALbufeira lessons - algarve-watersport.com are based in Portimao and pick-up daily from Albufeira.

By Rachel , 22-05-2006

Vilamoura - Hi I have the opportunity to stay at Vilamoura, east of Albufeira later this month. Could anybody tell me are there any surf spots ANYWHERE near this?! Even small waves would be fine, I'm a beginner.Thanks

By anssiharju@hotmail.com , 05-05-2006

Albufeira - Hey, I´m coming to Albufeira on 22.5. Is there anyone who could rent me a board and maybe give me some lessons in the south coast area. I´ll be there for 1 week.Cheers, Anssi from Finland

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