Carcavelos Surf Report & Forecast

Portugal's first-surfed and often best beachbreak, 15 minutes outside Lisbon, features heavy, sand-bottom barrels, especially in wintertime when it's really cranking. And though the waves may look unmakeable when you take off, if you hold a high line and hang tight, you're looking at an 85 percent success rate. The beach is about a half-mile long, flanked on the western end by flat rock reef and on the east by Forte São Julião da Barra. The area just next to the fort is called The Zone and has a... Read more