{"id":20720,"date":"2026-01-15T22:25:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T22:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surfingportugal.net\/?post_type=spots&p=20720"},"modified":"2026-01-15T22:25:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T22:25:00","slug":"praia-do-beliche","status":"publish","type":"spots","link":"https:\/\/surfingportugal.net\/de\/spots\/praia-do-beliche\/","title":{"rendered":"Praia do Beliche"},"content":{"rendered":"

Beliche is located 2 kilometers north of another surf magnet spot in the area of Sagres, Praia do Tonel<\/a>. While Tonel is facing west and is a very exposed beach that catches swell with ease, Beliche is tucked in a corner behind the cape of ‚Cabo de S\u00e3o Vicente‘, so it needs powerful northwest swells or decent west or southwest swells to start working.<\/p>\n

Features of the spot<\/h3>\n

Beliche, as you can see on the map attached to this information sheet, is tucked away in a corner of the territory formed by the capes of Sagres and S\u00e3o Vicente, and faces southwest, so it is a bit of a protected spot that needs powerful swells from the northwest to start working, or simply swells coming from the west or southwest<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Given that the most frequent swells in Portugal are from the North Atlantic (northwesterly direction), Beliche is not one of the most reliable spots.<\/p>\n

For beginners and when it is small, Beliche is a great beach to start practicing stand-ups in safe conditions.<\/p>\n

However, when it works and the swell starts to get bigger, Beliche can deliver great surfing sessions and hold waves up to 2 meters. Since it is a beach break, it can get heavy easily and in days like this will be only suitable for experienced surfers.<\/p>\n

It works best at low to mid tide.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are mainly 2 peaks at Beliche:<\/p>\n