The Surf Academy Areia Branca

The Surf Academy is a surf school at Praia da Areia Branca (Lourinhã) founded in 2022 by Pedro Fernandes, who has surfed the beach since age 13 and is a Level II coach certified by the Portuguese Surfing Federation (Level I in 2008, Level II in 2021). It shows more than 80 Google reviews.

The programme covers initiation (safety, standing up in whitewater, first green waves), progression (manoeuvres, tactics, video correction) and competition coaching, with personalised follow-up in small groups.