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The 10 best surf schools and camps in the Algarve

Updated September 2026No paid placement, 0% commission

How this ranking works

Every position is computed from real activity on Algarve Circle and nothing else: member reviews, how often each business is saved and viewed, and the quality of the listing itself (photos, descriptions, up-to-date information). Our team’s Recommended badge also counts.

Positions are recomputed automatically from live data. Paid plans get no boost: a business cannot buy a place on this list, and we take no commission when you contact or book any of them.

  1. Lagos Surf Safari1

    Lagos Surf Safari

    Lagos

    Surf school by Ponta da Piedade in Lagos, with private and group lessons, board rental and daily surf trips on the west and south coasts.

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  2. 2

    Salty Wave Surf School

    1 saveLagos

    Praia da Luz surf school founded by Rodrigo Lacerda, with small group and private lessons, board hire and pick-ups from Lagos, Luz and Burgau.

  3. 3

    Kiteschool Portugal

    1 saveBurgau

    Kite, SUP and surf lessons from Ocean Spirits Lodge in Burgau: kitesurfing at Alvor lagoon plus SUP tours to Lagos grottoes and Rio de Aljezur.

  4. 4

    Albufeira SURF & SUP

    Albufeira

    Founded 2014 by three local surfers: surf lessons at Gale Beach, SUP, kayaking, coasteering and Benagil cave tours from Sao Rafael Beach.

  5. 5

    PTMSC - Portimão Surf Clube

    Portimao

    Founded by national surf champion Francisco Canelas: surf, bodyboard, skate and adaptive para-surfing at Praia da Rocha, with 2026 pricing published.

  6. 6

    Surfexperience

    Lagos

    Lagos surf camps since 1992: the original European surf school, all-inclusive weeks from EUR 256 at the Surf House with its legendary rooftop bar.

  7. 7

    Odeceixe Surf School

    Odeceixe

    Surf school on Praia de Odeceixe founded in 2008 by local surfer David Rosa, small-group lessons on the west coast's best beginner beaches.

  8. 8

    Vilamoura Surf School

    Vilamoura

    The first surf school on Vilamoura Beach (2006), Portuguese Surfing Federation certified, with surf, SUP, bodyboard and longboard lessons year round.

  9. 9

    Aljezur Surf School

    Aljezur

    Surf school teaching at Praia da Arrifana and Praia do Monte Clerigo in Aljezur, certified instructors, lessons from EUR 45.

  10. 10

    ZEN SUP Algarve

    Quarteira

    SUP tours since 2014 at Benagil caves and the Ria Formosa, run by founders John Hogan and Heike Flohr, plus SUP yoga and board rental.

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