There are many impressive surf spots that could be mentioned here. From the north of Ireland, which offers cold but super waves, to the coast of Portugal, with its endless beach bays that you can often surf alone, to the Canary Islands, which can catch any swell from any direction. Here you will find our top 3 most impressive surf spots in Europe.
Biarritz (France)
No list would be complete without the place where surfing took root in Europe. Biarritz is located at the south-western end of France, only about 40 minutes away from the Spanish border. Due to the curvature of the Atlantic Ocean at Biarritz, this area catches an enormous amount of swells. In the northern part of Biarritz, you will find the many endless beach breaks of France, which are also home to many surf camps. A world class beach break like Hossegor can also be found there. At the lower end are the many bays with first class reef and point breaks. 20 minutes down from Biarritz is the Belharra reef which starts producing surfable waves at 7.50 metres swell. After Nazare, this is the second largest reef break in Europe.
Tip: On www.quiksilver.ch Tip: On- Surf - Community - Webcams - There you can watch various spots live and when you are on site, best decide where you want to surf.
Canary Islands
As already mentioned, this area catches every swell and produces first-class waves. The Canary Islands consist of eight inhabited and several uninhabited islands. One of the following islands is best suited for surfing:
Fuerteventura with its many challenging reef breaks in the north and windy beach breaks in the west and south.
Tenerife has very good surf spots all around and where you can almost always find a surfable wave.
As well as Palma and Lanzarote, which is more known for difficult and rocky waves. Know your spot is the key here.
All in all, the Canary Islands are the Hawaii of Europe. With more than 300 surfable days a year, the Canary Islands are in no way inferior to other world-renowned surf destinations and are definitely worth a visit. Before you head off, read the reports from www.surfnomade.de through. After that, you'll feel like a local when you get to the surf spots.
Snowdonia National Park (Wales)
What?! A national park where you can surf. Exactly. The first commercially operated wave pool Europe has ever seen. Long planned, this £12 million surf spot opened its doors in August 2015. In the first 2 weeks alone, an incredible 3,500 surfers surfed this artificial wave. The pool measures a proud 300 x 100 metres and holds 27 million litres of water, through which a plough is pulled to create the wave. In September 2015, this was the venue for the first surf contest to be held in an artificial pool, paving the way for the Olympics.
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