6 Days Surf and Chill Holidays in Santa Cruz, Portugal

Facilities

A team of passionate and motivated surf instructors from Atlantic Coast Surf School will help you learn surfing from the basic or to develop your surfing skills even further. You will have top quality surf lessons and personalized instruction by professionals who have long surfing experiences and more than 10 years of experience in teaching surfing.

Every day, the team will carefully choose the best spot and tides and meet you for the surf lesson. Afterward, you will be able to relax at the beach, surf on your own, or go and explore the region, relax at the pool or at one of the beautiful beaches around.

During the lessons, you will have, at your disposal, top quality surf material, suitable to your surf level, to give the conditions and comfort you deserve. Your instructor will explain how to deal with surf equipment, to make a surfboard your friend. You are guaranteed to receive all the critical knowledge and skills to surf safely.

Surf lesson schedules vary from day to day as they depend on ocean tides and weather conditions but the team will always keep you updated. You will learn how to prepare your body for the surf session with a proper warm-up, enter the water in the right place and at the right time, choose waves and paddle efficiently, and manage to stand up on board. The goal is to keep balance and have fun!

Surfing

Each lesson is 90 minutes, you will get the right surfboard and warm wetsuits with insurance included. On average, you should have a ratio of three to six people per teacher but it’s never more than eight students. You’ll have time to both enjoy the beach and explore the region, and of course to have fun with a bit of party.

Skill Information

You can join the surf lessons even if you don't know how to swim. Just let Atlantic Coast know that, anyway, the instructors are always close to you and will teach you all the safety rules you need to know. You don't need to have any experience to join the surf lessons, Atlantic Coast teaches individually, you don’t have to adapt to the lesson, they will adapt to you.

There are rip currents in the surf spots of Portugal, however, if you learn to surf with Atlantic Coast it’s something you don’t have to worry about; plus they will teach you on the surf lessons on how to handle with it.

Portugal is considered to be one of the best surf regions in Europe with very consistent surf spots, there are waves all year round. With world-class surf towns like Ericeira and Peniche and with uncrowded coastline full of uncrowded surprises. It also has got very famous waves like Super Tubes, considered to be the best left in Portugal, in Peniche, a true surf town; or like Coxos, Cave, or Ribeira d’Ilhas in Ericeira.

Santa Cruz is in between the crowded towns of Peniche and Ericeira and just 45 minutes from Lisbon; chill or party, you will enjoy a great picturesque town! Praia Azul is 15 minutes from Torres Vedras, a west coast gem, totally off the beaten track and just 30 minutes from the medieval town of Óbidos, in case you want to immerse yourself in history. Bus services run between Lisbon and Torres Vedras or Santa Cruz, making transfers easy should you not come by car.

Air and water temperature

• During the summer months (July - September)

During the summer months, the water temperature is at about 20 degrees and the air at 20 to 30 degrees. You are recommended a 3/2 or 4/3 wetsuit. A shorty also works on hot days.

• During the winter months (December - February)

Water temperature during this seasons cools down to 14 degrees. The air is from 10 to 25 degrees. You are recommended a 4/3 wetsuit and surf booties during this time of the year, plus a hood on windy days.

• During the mid-season

In the mid-season, you are well equipped with a 4/3 wetsuit.

Nearby surf spots

• Praia Azul - Uncrowded sand bottom beach break and some points and reefs breaks.
• Santa Cruz
• Peniche - You will have world-class waves at Super Tubes and in Baleal, Lagido Baia, and Cantinho da Baia.
• Ericeira - Famous for world-class point breaks, like Ribeira d’Ilhas, but you can also have easy waves like Matadouro and other beach breaks.

Other activities

• Hiking - Explore the amazing Atlantic Coast
• Longboarding skate lessons
• Paragliding - Appreciate breathtaking landscapes
• Tennis

Surf rentals and others

Don’t worry about your surfboards and traveling gear on your trip to Portugal! Atlantic Coast has top quality surf rentals and other traveling gear! There are plenty of shortboards, evolution, and soft boards to choose from, contact Atlantic Coast for longer periods or other equipment for your vacations. Have fun!

• Surfboard (20 EUR per day)- All sizes and types, depending on your needs, the seventh day is for free.
• Wetsuit (10 EUR per day) All sizes and types, depending on your needs, the seventh day is for free.
• Surfboard (25 EUR per day) - Fiberglass shortboard, depending on your needs, the seventh day is for free.
• Bodyboard + fins (15 EUR per day) - The seventh day is for free.
• Surfboard + wetsuit (25 EUR per day) - All sizes and types, depending on your needs, the seventh day is for free.
• Skateboard (10 EUR per day) - Cruise around or warm up before surfing, the fun way.
• Hammock (5 EUR per day) - Sleeping net, chill!
• Tent (30 EUR per week) - Want to take more friends on your trip?
• Beach fun kit (5 EUR per day)- Rackets and volleyball
• Sun kit (7 EUR per day) - Two beach towels and one beach umbrella
• Beach umbrella (5 EUR per day) - Be careful with the always present Portuguese sun!
• Boss Sun kit (10 EUR per day) - Two beach chairs, two beach towels, and one beach umbrella
• Snorkeling gear (5 EUR per day) - License required in case of underwater hunting
• Bicycle (20 EUR per day) - Explore deeply and ride a bicycle

• 5 days of surf course
• Use of surfboards, wetsuit, and all necessary technical equipment for the surf course
• Personal accident insurance
• Experienced and skilled instructors
• 5 nights accommodation
• 5 1.5-hour surf lessons

• Airfare
• Lunches and dinners
• Longboarding skate lessons

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• A reservation requires a deposit of 20% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.