ABOUT
Portimão Surf Clube
Welcome to Portimão Surf Clube, your go-to destination for unforgettable surf experiences in the heart of the Algarve. Founded by passionate surfers, our club offers beginner to advanced lessons, gear rentals, and guided sessions along some of Portugal’s most breathtaking coastline. Whether you’re chasing your first wave or refining your skills, we’re committed to eco-friendly practices, expert instruction, and a community that thrives both on and off the water. Discover the soul of surf with us.
Google Reviews
William has just finished a week of private lessons with Alexandre, and we honestly couldn’t have asked for a better instructor. Our 10-year-old can be a little challenging at times, but Alexandre was calm, patient and encouraging throughout every session. His knowledge, experience and incredible ability to work with children meant he was constantly adapting each lesson to suit William’s ability, and, just as importantly, his mood that day! The progress William made over the week was fantastic, but more importantly, he came away with a genuine love for surfing. That is entirely down to Alexandre’s coaching style and the welcoming atmosphere at Portimão Surf Clube. We genuinely feel we’ve found William’s surf school here in Portugal and will be working with Portimão Surf Clube for many years to come. We can’t recommend Alexandre and the whole team highly enough. Thank you! 🌊🏄♂️
Our daughter 10y managed to surf successfully during her very first lesson without any problems! We would like to express a huge thank you for the staff's perfect approach, spontaneity, and kindness. Nothing is ever a problem here. Highly recommended!
(Translated by Google) We had a great experience today with all the staff, from their availability to respond to WhatsApp messages, the quick and efficient booking process, the friendliness, simplicity, and calmness of all the team members. They made the experience very smooth. Thank you. (Original) Tivemos uma boa experiência hoje com todo o staff desde a disponibilidade para responder às msg de whatsapp, marcação rápida e eficaz , simpatia, simplicidade e tranquilidade de todos os membros da equipa. Tornaram a experiência muito flúida . Obrigada
My family had 2 surfing lessons with Alexandre. He is such an amazing instructor. He is warm, patient and passionate. He stayed in the waves with my kids the whoke time. Helping them get on boards and kept eeminding them the tips.My kids loved the time with him. We had such a great experience. We will come back to him taking more lessons again soon.
Amazing experience...after the lessons my daughters love the surf... Alejandro is a super instructor!!!
It was an amazing experience. We took a private lesson for 2 people and Alex was truely a great coach, very enthousiastic and patient!
Learning to surf with Alexandre is a wonderful, life changing experience! He’s bursting with joyful energy and inspires self-confidence as he teaches a love for life as well as for surfing. My 11 year old niece will always remember her first surf experience as the highlight of her Portugal experience. She rode at least 10 waves to the beach and was able to jump around on the board, switching from regular to goofy foot near the end. Every one of the students in her small group was successfully surfing after an hour. Great facility and gear, but the best part of this adventure is the truly gifted, inspirational instructor, Alexandre!
We have just had a wonderful surf class with Alexandre. He is a really passionate and great teacher and with his help we managed to catch many nice waves. We can definitely recommend!
Great session with Alexandre. Private lesson was worth it for beginners.
(Translated by Google) Incredible experience with Nuno, an excellent teacher and person. I'll definitely be back for more surf lessons. 10/10 (Original) Experiencia increíble, de la mano de Nuno, excelente profesor y persona, sin duda hará que vuelva para ver más clases de surf, 10/10
(Translated by Google) We took a surf lesson for the first time and it was an amazing experience. Serbest and Alexander gave us the lesson; they were excellent instructors. Very patient, encouraging, and fun. 10/10 experience. Thanks! Go Buenos Aires! hahaha (Original) Hicimos una clase de surf por primera vez y fue una experiencia increíble. Serbest y Alexander nos dieron la clase, fueron excelentes profesores. Muy pacientes, alentadores y divertidos. Experiencia 10/10. Gracias! Aguanten los porteños jajaja!
AMAZING EXPERIENCE!!! We were a group of 5 people with all different levels of experience. Two of us rented while the other three had a group lesson with Alexandre. He was literally amazing with us, very professional and helpful throughout the whole lesson, always giving us the perfect advice while cheering us up when our surfing performance wasn’t the best. We will come back tomorrow as this place has become for sure the place to be during our Portuguese holiday in Algarve!! Make sure it becomes the same for you!
Club History
Founded in 2014 with 56 founding members, Portimão Surf Clube was created through the vision of multi-champion surfer Francisco Canelas. His goal was to promote surfing, skating, bodyboarding, and stand-up paddle (SUP) in the Algarve, not only as sports but also as cultural and social activities.
In just the first five years, the club grew quickly, welcoming more than 500 members and training over 1,000 students of all ages and levels. Alongside sports training, it has also organized events, workshops, and competitions, helping to build a strong community united by the ocean, urban sports, and healthy lifestyles.