Surfing lessons & courses in Lagoa de Albufeira, near Costa da Caparica

- Arrival at meeting point and introduction to your instructor

- Changing into surfing gear and learning about the equipment you will use

- Safety briefing on the ocean water

- Evaluate ocean conditions and start learning basic surfing techniques

- Return to meeting point for end of lesson

- Return of equipment and end of activity

- Same itinerary for next 4 lessons

You will learn:

- To get to know all the surfing equipment (wetsuit, board, was, and leash) and how to use it.

- The safety rules in the water

- To evaluate surf conditions and currents

- Master basic surfing techniques (being in the water, sitting on your surfboard, paddling, surfing, and taking off)

- Wave priority and safety rules in the critical surf zone

- Overtaking the critival surf zone to the outside

- How to select the wave and position yourself to enter it before it bursts

- Various techniques: Duck dive, take of,, drop, bottom, leading arm, trimming, and kick out

All participants must know how to swim to take part in this activity.

Please note that the duration and itinerary of the activity are weather-dependent.