At the right spot at the right tide
with Surf Guide Algarve
Surf Guide Algarve
You can find surf in the Algarve year round, 360 days per year. Perhaps the waves are not always perfect, but they are there! For this reason it’s one of the most popular European surf destinations. Of course, the warm, sunny weather, stunning surroundings, friendly Portuguese locals and amazing food help as well.
The Algarve surf beaches are spread out over the south and west coast and navigating them can be tricky. Some people drive around all day but never arrive at the right spot, at the right time because they don’t have any local knowledge.
And that is where we come in.
Surf Guide Algarve
Surf Guide Algarve is founded by Niels Labruijère. He moved to the Algarve a few years back with three goals: surfing, surfing and more surfing. He paddles out almost every day of the year and knows the Algarve inside out. The tidal differences in this part of the world are huge. No wonder that it makes a big difference to surf a spot on a low or a higher tide. The sandbanks are changing all the time. You simply need local knowledge and a very good understanding from the different forecast models to score waves in the Algarve.
Niels is here to help other surfers find their way and be at the right place, at the right time. Or: ‘ At the right spot at the right tide.’

Surf Lessons
Beginner Lessons
Advanced surf lessons
The basics of surfing are for most pretty quick to learn. Get a good few days of white water training and you’ll pop-up like a pro. At least, that’s what you think than. Once you made it past the white water, learned how to duckdive. Take waves front and backside. Know and respect the surf etiquettes. All off a sudden you are years in the game and your progress is only going up ever so slowly. Do you really want to take your surfing to the next level? Book an advanced surf lesson. With video analyses and the eye of an (qualified) experienced surf coach you will know how to improve your surfing.
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Surfskate lessons
Longboard lessons
Do you want to learn how to cross step? Or do you want to know how the fin placement will change the feel of your longboard? High end surf coaching specially for longboarding. The coach will guide you from a gracefull glide-in take-off to how to walk to the nose. Please note that you need to have the basics sorted before you can attend one of these lessons.
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Surfguidealgarve on TripAdvisor
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Going surfing with Niels is an absolute blast! He always manages to find the right spot for your abilities - great waves without the crowds. Moreover he is just brilliant... read more to be with in the water, full of positive energy and just a really nice, cool guy. Add to that that he is really helpful with everything from tips for second sessions to restaurants, there is really no better way to go surfing in the Algarve!
February 1, 2022Neils is totally dedicated very enthusiastic surf guide who will simply find you the best waves available within say 30 minute drive of Vila do Bispo. He takes your... read more level, wave period, swell size, wind speed and direction all into consideration and can supply equipment too. He also has wealth of local knowledge on all local services.
May 2, 2022I echo all the other positive reviews on this page with GUSTO! This is a ruddy fantastic way to find out where to surf in the algarve. Getting... read more up early and out there before the masses. Nils rented me a board and suit every day that we went out and let me keep them until the next day so if I wanted to paddle out again it was all good. But best of all, Nils is an outstanding dude. He has crazy energy + enthusiasm for the sea, so do yourself a favour and be guided by Nils! Safe brother, see you soon!
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Neils is totally dedicated very enthusiastic surf guide who will simply find you the best waves available within say 30 minute drive of Vila do Bispo. He takes your... read more level, wave period, swell size, wind speed and direction all into consideration and can supply equipment too. He also has wealth of local knowledge on all local services.
May 1, 2022I can only chime on on all the five star reviews before - Niels knows where to go, beating the crowds and even at the otherwise busy SW Algarve we... read more had the spots often to ourselves. On top, he really shares the stoke and cares about his guests having a good time. And when Piri Piri, the little doggie who feriously guards the items left hat the beach makes friends with you, you feel you are part of an awesome team 🙂
March 1, 2022Highly recommend Niels as a surf guide when visiting the algarve. His knowledge and understanding of the the beaches we visited helped us feel safe and confident when we took... read more to the waves. He also planned our session to be early in the morning to beat the crowds so we got the beach to ourselves. Niels is a very friendly and knowledgeable guide!
We are super stoaked to have experienced the algarve waves along side Niels and will definitely book with him again!
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Niels was a perfect guide. He picked up my group in Lagos with all of our equipment and took us to an incredible beach a short drive away. He knew... read more the exact waves we were looking for and got us out before the crowds came. He was also a wealth of information and was very interesting to talk to. I hope I’ll be back to this area to enjoy another day with Niels.
June 20, 2022I have only the best to say about Niels' surf guiding. I spent 1 out of 4 weeks Portugal in the AIgarve. I was working remote and wanted to... read more go surfing as much as possible. However my time was limited, since i had to squeeze in my sessions between work. I am a mediocre surfer and didn't know the area. Hence i didn't have time to scout 5 spots before hitting the water. Thank god i found Niels and his guiding service which was exactly what i was looking for. Niels took a group (allways limited to 3 pax) to locations that suited our abilities. Mostly we even surfed in an almost empty line up. I had an amazing time and Niels is just great fun to hang out with. I can only recommend hitting Niels up once in Algarve!
February 1, 2022Best fit for those that don’t need surf school anymore but not pros or live in Algarve permanently. Niels will make sure you get your best waves every day... read more and give you some tips what to improve when you surf together. Good mood for free as a bonus
April 1, 2021