The Wave
The south end has the fossil footprint area, the beach can get crowded, northwest swell with east wind is the classic clean window, and tide is secondary to the open sandline.
Surf GuideLisbon
Praia Grande
Praia Grande is a wide beach in Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, famous for surf, bodyboard events, and the dinosaur footprints at the south end. Get the latest surfing conditions, forecast, and tide details for Praia Grande in Lisbon.
Break TypeBeach Break
Skill LevelIntermediate
LocationLisbon, PT
Live conditions
- Waves 3-5 ft
- Period 9 s
- Wind N 12 kt
Tide curve (forecast)
-3.7 ftrising
- High4.1 ft
- Low-4.3 ft
- High4.9 ft
- Low-4.6 ft
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Lineup Insights
Lineup Guide
Use the wide open beach and watch the cliffs and access road when the swell fills in, because this is one of the Lisbon coast spots that can handle a bigger pulse.
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