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Costa da Caparica

About

Respect all surfers, keep the beach clean.

Location

Access

Take the South highway (A2) and enter the IC20, it takes you straight to Costa da Caparica. Costa da Caparica has about 30 km of beaches, so you can choose any beach.

Getting there

Walk: Instant access (<5 min)
Public access: Yes
4x4 required: Unknown
Boat required: Unknown

Wave characteristics

Type: Beach break
Direction: Right and left
Bottom: Sandy
Power: Fast, Powerful, Fun
Frequency: Very consistent (150+ days/year)
Normal length: Short (<50m)
Good day length: Short (<50m)

Ideal conditions

Wind direction: North, SouthEast, East
Swell direction: NorthWest, West, SouthWest, South
Swell size: Less than 3ft - 8ft+
Tide: All tides
Tide movement: Rising and falling tides

Crowd

Week: Crowded
Weekend: Crowded

Dangers

Rips / undertow, Rocks, Localism

Videos

None

Nearby spots

Praia do Barbas

0.39 miles away

Direction: Right and left
Bottom: Sandy
Frequency: Regular (100 days/year)

Praia CDS

0.60 miles away

Direction: Right
Bottom: Sandy
Frequency: Regular (100 days/year)

Praia da saude

0.69 miles away

Direction: Right and left
Bottom: Sandy
Frequency: Regular (100 days/year)