The first time you arrive at Praia do Guicnho you are fatally conquered by this marvelous beach. A right mix of wilderness and services will welcome you, giving everybody, in summer time, some really nice windsurfing days. With swell, the spot can become very challenging.
Windsurfing, spot reviews: Praia do Guincho, Cascais, Portugal
Praia do Guincho is located in the municipality of Cascais, about 30 minutes drive from Lisbon.
It is a wide sandy beach, less than a mile long, and about a hundred meters deep, which directly overlooks the Atlantic, just south of Cabo da Roca (see map in the article).
It is a "complicated" spot, in the sense that several factors must add up to allow for an enjoyable windsurfing session.
The spot works with a north wind that blows side.
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Finally, but it is undoubtedly a great added value of the spot, as of a good part of Portugal, it should be noted the beauty of the places around the spot (read also the report of our holiday), which will allow you - unlike many other spots that offer only beautiful conditions in the water - to spend pleasant hours, and relax, after the session, or on windless days, and are rewarding even for those who accompany you.
Cascais is a very pleasant town, with a nice center, a beautiful area at sea (a beautiful cycling path joins Cascais to Guincho), tidy, clean, and with beatiful buildings and neighborhoods (and with some obvious wealth). However, here, you can rent apartament even at reasonable prices, if you are not in the center, or spend a pleasant evening at dinner (even in this case, maybe, stay away from the downtown restaurants). We do not recommend going to visit Sintra, if you happen to come here in summer, because, albeit very beautiful, it is really crowded in this period.
Alternatively, you can stay in the villages on the hills behind the spot, certainly at lower prices.
Lisbon is beautiful (seaside area and historic neighborhoods on the hills), and worth a visit (even in the evening), and if you cross the Tejo river, through the picturesque "25th April Bridge", you will access the beautiful beaches of the Setubal peninsula and of the Costa da Caparica (see the review of the Sao Joao spot on Waterwind), with more buildings in the northern part, wildest in the southern, up to Capo Espichel.
We imagine we have convinced you to try the spot .....
Boa Sorte! Fabio Muriano
Click here, to enjoy the whole slidegallery of our holiday in Portugal, with our Guincho session included.
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Here, below, the video of our session at Guincho, with condition good for intermediate surfers.
Below, we propose some links to videos showing pro or experts riders in action at Guincho, in demanding (sometimes impressive) conditions!
Thomas Traversa and Victor Fernandez at Guincho: click here.
The Jamie Hancock's video: click here.
A video taken from Nicola Bentz on the 9th of july 2016, with the spot showing very demanding conditions: click here.