North Beach

North Beach

Located north of Sítio da Nazare, hence its name, the North Beach offers exceptional conditions for the practice of sports activities such as surfing, kitesurfing, windsurfing or bodyboarding, which have been bringing new audiences and this beach that became known for the giant waves produced by the famous Canhão da Nazare.

It was precisely in North Beach that on November 1, 2011, the Hawaiian surfer Garrett McNamara surfed one of the candidates for “Biggest Wave of 2011”, thus recognized by the nomination for this category by the Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards 2012. Between waves and more waves, this record was broken by the Frenchman Benjamin Sanchis in 2014 … with a wave of 33 meters!

Mcnamara or Sanchis, what matters is that Nazaré and its “Canhão” are once again the stage for the biggest surfed wave on the planet. If you like surfing,

Praia do Norte is the ideal place. However, you can simply enjoy the beach without venturing into sports activities.

From the beach you can also enjoy the Fort of São Miguel Arcanjo, is an exceptional viewpoint for the acrobatics of surfers on the waves of Canhão da Nazare.