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Spots / 🇵🇹 Portugal / Lisbon

Praia Grande

Break
Beach
Skill level
Intermediate to advanced
Best season
Autumn to winter
Crowds
Medium
Swell
W, NW
Wind
E, NE

Hazards

Long, exposed beach below the cliffs of Sintra. Powerful peaks and a big-wave reef at the north end — a major contest venue.

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