Ribeira d'Ilhas
reef · 2 km north
1.4mswell NW
- period
- 11 s
- wind
- 12 km/h NE offshore
good for beginners?with a coach’s eye
Clean in the morning, fast sections at low tide.
Surf school · Ericeira · World Surfing Reserve
The ocean won’t wait.Your wave will.
Lessons all year round on Ericeira’s three teaching beaches, with certified coaches, all gear included and the most honest surf report in town.
- 1:4
- coach to students
- 17 °C
- water · 4/3 wetsuit included
- 365
- days of ocean a year
The Maré report
The conditions board
Three beaches, three days, zero sugar-coating. This is how we decide where you paddle out.
updated 07:12 · demo data
tides · Ericeira
- 04:411 mlow tide
- 10:523.2 mhigh tide
- 17:031.1 mlow tide
- 23:183.4 mhigh tide
Foz do Lizandro
beach break · 3 km south
1.1mswell NW
- period
- 10 s
- wind
- 10 km/h NE offshore
good for beginners?a perfect school day
Long, tidy whitewater. A day for first-timers.
São Julião
beach break · 6 km south
1.6mswell NW
- period
- 11 s
- wind
- 16 km/h N cross-shore
good for beginners?experienced only
Broken banks, southbound current. Intermediates only.
From first foam to green walls
Lessons and levels
First wave
35 €single lesson · 2 h
Your first time in the ocean. Safety, paddling, whitewater and your first rides standing up.
Beginner
150 €pack of 5 · 30 € per lesson
You can pop up. Now we read the ocean, choose waves and catch them without a push.
Intermediate
200 €pack of 8 · 25 € per lesson
Green walls, turns and peak reading. Groups of four, video analysis included.
No phone calls
Book your lesson
Who gets you in the water
The coaches
All certified, all locals, all with more hours in the ocean than on the sofa.
Salvador Rocha
Head coach · ISA level 2
14 years of Ericeira
Marta Antunes
Coach · 2019 regional champion
Patience in human form
Tomás Beja
Coach · First-wave specialist
Has stood up 3,000 people
Inês Varela
Coach · Water rescue certified
Swims faster than you paddle
The school
Where we are
Address
Largo das Ribas 4 2655-319 Ericeira
Hours
Every day08:00 – 19:00
Lessons09:00 · 11:30 · 14:00 · 16:30
Show up before 09:00 and the coffee is on us.