# Sagres surf guide The south-west tip of Europe, with coasts facing west and south, so one beach is usually offshore. Tonel, Beliche and Mareta are the go-tos. - **Location:** Algarve, Portugal (37.0086, -8.9403) - **Best season:** Sep – May (September, October, November, December, January, February, March, April, May) - **Water:** 15–21°C (shorty or rash vest (warmest) to 4/3 mm (coldest)) - **Waves:** Beach break, Reef break - **Suits:** Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced surfers - **Interactive map, stays and what's on:** https://swellcabin.com/town/sagres - **Feed (new YouTube surf videos and Instagram posts from Sagres):** https://swellcabin.com/town/sagres?feed ## Live surf cams - [Sagres](https://beachcam.meo.pt/livecams/sagres/) (Sagres (South)): MEO Beachcam, free ## Surf spots - **Sagres (South)**: Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces SSE (offshore wind from the NNW). Suits all levels. (37.0047, -8.9400) - **Praia Castelejo**: Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces NW (offshore wind from the SE), best at mid to high tide. Suits all levels. (37.1006, -8.9467) ## Where to stay 130 places to stay within 14 km. Surf camps: Amado Surfcamp, Surf Shack Sagres, LemonTree Eco Surf House Sagres, Sagres Natura Surf Camp & Hostel, Freeride Surfcamp & School, Aldeia Caiçara Surf House, Pure Surf Lodge, Surf Lodge Algarve Ingrina. Hostels: Rey Lagarto SurfKingdom - Hostel, Pura Vida Divehouse, Sagres Sun Stay, The Lighthouse Hostel, Pure Fonte Velha B&B, Hostel on the Hill. ## FAQ ### When is the best time to surf in Sagres? The best surf season in Sagres is Sep – May (September, October, November, December, January, February, March, April, May). The sea ranges from 15°C to 21°C over the year. ### Which months have the most good surf days in Sagres? Measured over the last three years (2023-11-01 to 2026-10-31), the waves at Sagres's best spot were good or better most often in December (44% of days, 19% great), November (38% of days, 10% great) and January (37% of days, 10% great), and least often in July (8%). From each day's swell and wind (Open-Meteo), rated like Swell Cabin's forecast. ### Do I need a wetsuit in Sagres? Water temperature in Sagres is 15–21°C: shorty or rash vest (warmest) to 4/3 mm (coldest). ### Is Sagres good for beginner surfers? Yes. Sagres suits beginner, intermediate and advanced surfers; spots that work for beginners or all levels include Sagres (South) and Praia Castelejo. ### What are the surf spots in Sagres? Sagres has 2 surf spots on Swell Cabin: Sagres (South) (Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces SSE (offshore wind from the NNW)); Praia Castelejo (Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces NW (offshore wind from the SE), best at mid to high tide). ### Where should surfers stay in Sagres? Swell Cabin lists 130 places to stay within 14 km of Sagres, including 12 surf camps such as Amado Surfcamp, Surf Shack Sagres, LemonTree Eco Surf House Sagres and Sagres Natura Surf Camp & Hostel, 8 hostels, 18 guesthouses and homestays, 25 rentals and villas. Each one shows its distance to the nearest surf spot. ### What is the surf forecast for Sagres this week? Swell Cabin shows a live 7-day surf forecast for Sagres and each of its 2 surf spots on https://swellcabin.com/town/sagres: each spot rated hour by hour (Flat, Poor, Fair, Good, Great or Epic) from the way its coast faces, the swell, its period, the wind and the tide, with the best time each day and why, the size in surfers' words (e.g. "chest to head high, clean"), tides, and how sure the forecast is (three wave models compared). It is checked live against the nearest buoy and airport wind reports where there are any, and refreshed every few hours (waves from Open-Meteo, wind from MET Norway). ### When is the best tide to surf in Sagres? It depends on the spot: shallow reefs usually want mid to high tide, most beach breaks work best around mid tide. Swell Cabin's forecast for Sagres weighs each spot's tide hour by hour and shows the best window each day with the high and low tide times, predicted from the Lagos Algarve tide gauge (26 km away). ### How accurate is the surf forecast for Sagres? Swell Cabin checks it against the Faro coastal buoy (93 km away, E.U. Copernicus Marine Service): over 283 hours from 2026-10-23 to 2026-11-05 the forecast wave height was within 20% of the buoy 68% of the time. Last checked 2026-11-05. ### Is the Sagres surf forecast checked against measurements? Yes. The open water off Sagres is checked against the satellite altimeters (Copernicus Marine's near-real-time wave heights): 68 satellite passes within 100 km since 2026-09-23, typically 46 km out, put the forecast wave height within 20% of the measurement 78% of the time. Of the three wave models compared, Météo-France has been the closest to the satellites here. Nearer the coast, the buoy above decides the correction. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information (https://doi.org/10.48670/moi-00179). Last checked 2026-11-06. ### How reliable is Swell Cabin's information about Sagres? Trust in this page's data is low (50/100): the town has not been verified against sources in the last 12 months; 0 of 2 spots fully verified, 1 with a researched tide; season and water temperature checked against measured data; no open audit warnings. How we check: https://github.com/danielgalam/swellcabin/blob/main/docs/data-accuracy.md Last checked against sources on 2026-11-05. Every value comes from measured data (Open-Meteo, buoys), open databases (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata) or a published page we opened, never from visitor reports; a daily audit compares them and a weekly evaluation measures the error rate (https://github.com/danielgalam/swellcabin/blob/main/docs/data-quality.md). ### Is there a live surf cam in Sagres? Yes: Sagres (Sagres (South)) on MEO Beachcam (free). Swell Cabin checks these cams regularly. ### Where can I take surf lessons in Sagres? Surf schools in and around Sagres include Algarve Surf Shop & School, Praia Do Amado, Algarve Surf Clube, International Surf School Sagres, Surf Planet Surf School and Coastline Algarve.