{"id":58956,"date":"2026-10-13T17:48:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T17:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realdreams.pt\/?post_type=to-visit&p=58956"},"modified":"2026-10-13T17:48:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T17:48:59","slug":"praia-do-norte","status":"publish","type":"to-visit","link":"https:\/\/realdreams.pt\/nl\/attractions-to-visit\/regions-of-portugal\/center-of-portugal\/praia-do-norte\/","title":{"rendered":"Praia do Norte"},"content":{"rendered":"

Praia do Norte, on the north side of Nazar\u00e9, is the beach of the giant waves. Fed by the huge underwater canyon that runs in front of the town, its winter swells reach sizes seen almost nowhere else on earth, and the beach has become the capital of big wave surfing, drawing the best surfers of the world and the photographers who follow them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The giant waves<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The waves of Praia do Norte are formed by the Nazar\u00e9 Canyon, a deep underwater valley that channels the energy of the Atlantic swells directly onto this stretch of coast. First ridden at world-record size in 2011, the waves have since brought the biggest rides ever recorded in surfing, and in winter, when the great storms cross the Atlantic, the beach becomes the stage of the world’s big wave season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What to see<\/h2>\n\n\n\n