FUN FACT BELICHE
Beliche is located right around the corner of ‘Cabo de são Vincente’, also known as the end of the world. Visit this cape after your surf for beautiful views and a munch on ‘the last bratwurst before America‘
Surf Beliche
When you go to check out Beliche, you’ll immediately realize why this surf spot is so popular. Not only does it deliver world class waves when it’s on, it is also beautifully located. The waves break on flat rocks covered by sand but don’t let the friendly bottom fool you: this wave is not for beginners.
General information
Beliche is located between the town of Sagres and Cabo da São Vicente (also known as the end of the world or the most westerly point of Europe, although both statements are not true). It is easy to reach the parking of this surf spot and will take only about 5 minutes by car from Sagres center. But you’ll have to descend (and later, get up) a lot of steps to get down the 40 meter high cliffs surrounding this breathtaking beach. There is a beach bar at the bottom of the steps that opens in summer and restaurants on top of the cliffs or in Sagres town center.
What makes the surf in Beliche so good?
Beliche is the proud owner of the only real wedge in our area. As it is a south-south-west facing beach, located in sort of a big bowl in the far south-western corner of the Algarve, it does not receive a lot of swell. So you can imagine that when it’s on, it’s on, and many people want a piece of it. When the right swell hits it, this beach delivers some beautiful hollow waves, that often create barrels. This goes for the wedge, which is extremely popular among body boarders, as well as for other peaks further down the beach. Even on smaller days this beach is not easy though as it has hollow waves breaking on shallow water.
What are the risks when surfing Beliche?
The bottom at Beliche consists of flat rocks covered by sand, so you do not really have to worry about rocks in the water. But although the waves here can look very inviting, please remember that it is not an easy beginner wave. It can be quite powerful and breaks on shallow water which can easily result in damage to your board, image or worse. As on any wave, always be friendly to the locals and make sure you are not in their way, especially not on the wedge.
Other surf beaches around Sagres:
Which peak to go and avoid in Beliche?
Surf Beliche blog
Big and stormy or small and clean at Tonel and Beliche
Summer surf That it can be super windy in the Algarve in summer is no secret. On these days there are a few options. Option one: You can drive to Arrifana and surf with a milion other people. Fight over every single wave and when you get one slalom trough the crowds....
Sagres surf on fire at Tonel
Sagres surf If you google these words you get guaranteed a list of epic waves. Big open tubes with offshore wind, zero crowds and a nice blue sky to top it off. Well let me tell you a secret. At the moment the barrels are really that big it makes the place scary as...
Beliche surf guide special
Surfguide special With another lockdown looming this is one of our last shared surf sessions. It's pretty crazy if you think of it. About one year ago when the Covid/ Corona thing all kicked off. Who would have thought we would still be in this much trouble a year...
Empty perfect waves, cold beers, and medronho at Beliche
Surf Sagres, We all want perfect waves. And more than that, we all want empty perfect waves. First you need to know where to find them. And second, you need to be a little lucky. With two keen (German) surfguide guests this morning everything comes together. Leaving...
Surf in the rain at beliche
Everyday is a surfday, There are surfers that only surf in the sunshine. Some call them good weather surfers. I call them kooks. It's not nice to call someone a kook, but that's just how I look at it. Why be so annoyed with rain if you get wet anyway? Here in the...
Patience pays off at beliche surf
Have patience surfer boy Go surf, they say, it will be fun, they say. And, to be fair, it is. But with all the things you have to go trough. I sometimes wonder if there is no other thing we can do that is easier to practice. Always in search for the perfect...
surf happiness for sale in beliche
Surf happiness for sale ´You can't buy happiness, but you can buy a surfboard and that is nearly the same thing´A very famous (and true) line from surfshops. And than, with that surfboard under your arm, you go look for the perfect wave. If you are still at home, read...
Private surfguide session at empty Beliche
Private surfguide You can't control nature, but you can make sure that you are at the best beach at the best time. Surfguide Algarve helps with that. Today, private for two. Two surf ladies with both a good few years of surf experience from all over the world. There...
Surfing Europe hiding for Corona in Beliche…
Winter swells in Beliche. With winter upon us and big swells hitting our beautiful coastline non-stop, it is time to surf. Well honestly in this crazy part of Portugal we seem to be able to surf 360 days a year. But it seems that the real picture perfect waves seem to...
The boys are back in the Algarve, time for Beliche!
Beliche Time, The crew that is visiting now has a real special spot in the whole surfguide algarve business history. Most importantly, these guys are the first ever (payed) surf guide guests. And this is their 8th time in 3 years that they come back to the Algarve....