About Praia da Luz

Whitewashed holiday village with a curve of sandy beach, bookmarked by a right point at the western edge and a left at the eastern. The right breaks over a sloping reef producing long fast walls, while the left is a shallow proposition. They need a big NW or W swell or clean SW to break. There's also a small rivermouth in the middle of the bay that can produce a fun bank but also can bring pollution.

Source: Praia da Luz Surf Guide

Ability Level

All Abilities

Beg Int Adv

Good for all abilites.

Local Vibe

Doable

Welcoming Intimidating

Competitive when good.

Crowd Factor

Mellow

Mellow Heavy

Usually pretty quiet, gets busier when the points are firing.

Spot Rating

Fun

Poor Perfect

Average beachbreak, with points that can fire in bigger swells producing long, racing walls.

Shoulder Burn

Light

Light Exhausting

OK - paddle round the break in channel.

Water Quality

Clean

Clean Dirty

OK, can be polluted after rain.

Additional Information

Hazards

Points break over rocks.

Access

Car park in centre of the bay at the beach.

Bring Your

Shortboard, funboard, longboard, fish, bodyboard

Seabed

Sand and rock

Best Season

Best December to February.

Swell Consistency and Wind Overview

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