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Surf spot guide · Algarve, Portugal
A short, uncrowded Algarve beach-break A-frame with lefts and rights over sandbanks mixed with rock.
Cabanas Velhas is a short beach break with an A-frame that produces both lefts and rights over sandbanks mixed with rock. It handles southwest, south and southeast swell, with west swell also reaching the bay, particularly from October through May. The break can work through all tides, with low tide offering the most consistently cited window. Access is straightforward from Burgau, while crowds are generally light outside autumn and winter local sessions.
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Algarve
Small southeast-facing beach break with boulders, lefts, rights, and occasional long rides.
Algarve
Sheltered south-facing beach break with mellow small waves and punchier winter peaks.
Algarve
Sheltered south-facing beach break with mellow peaks for beginners and improvers.
+9 MORE →Usually empty on weekdays and lightly surfed on weekends, with local surfers more present during autumn and winter.
Quiet and uncrowded
Plan sessions around low tide.
Check the A-frame carefully for rocks before entering.
Avoid standing or parking directly beneath the limestone cliffs.
Use the pedestrian path rather than crossing unstable cliff edges.
Expect more local surfers during autumn and winter.
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Usually empty on weekdays and lightly surfed on weekends, with local surfers more present during autumn and winter.
Quiet and uncrowded
A paved road from Burgau leads about 2.5 km to unpaved parking for roughly 100 vehicles, followed by a regularized pedestrian path.
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