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Nazaré — Giant Waves – View of Nazaré Beach loop from Nazaré

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Portugal

Leiria

Nazaré

Nazaré — Giant Waves – View of Nazaré Beach loop from Nazaré

Moderate

4.7

(26)

153

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Nazaré — Giant Waves – View of Nazaré Beach loop from Nazaré

02:14

7.38km

230m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 13, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.62 km

Praia do Norte Cliffs

Highlight • Beach

Watching high waves is great, there is a path from the castle gradually down through the stone house (or down steep rocks)

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1.72 km

View of the waves at Praia do Norte, Nazaré

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In good weather, high waves aren't expected. However, the 4-5 m high waves have their charm.

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1.89 km

Nazaré — Giant Waves

Highlight • Beach

Very impressive high waves and a lot of noise, great.

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2.13 km

View of Praia do Norte and the Nazaré waves

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Beautiful view from the rock to Nazare Beach.
Amazing waves !
Definitely a point of interest …

I'll be back

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2.41 km

Vado Statue by Adália Alberto

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There used to be deer in the area. Today you have a wonderful view of the sea from there.

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2.51 km

View of Nazaré Beach

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A beautiful view of the fishing village.

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2.95 km

View of Nazaré Beach from the Sítio cliffs

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Beautiful, but be careful where you go down because of the cliffs.

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4.56 km

Traditional Fishing Boats of Nazaré

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The colorful fishing boats are a great photo opportunity, with the mighty headland in the background

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7.38 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.64 km

1.66 km

1.55 km

1.51 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.72 km

1.66 km

1.10 km

766 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (110 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Monday 24 August

22°C

18°C

32 %

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Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Comments

May 23, 2024,Nazare wandeling

The highest measured waves in the world have occurred in Nazare, the high thundering waves here are impressive. I was surprised by a suddenly high wave, but I was able to remain standing, a little further on someone fell over, but no one was dragged into the sea, quite an adventure.

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December 8, 2023,Nazaré Big Waves

Nazaré, what a spectacle. Waves 10-15 meters high were predicted. Things looked impressive on the city beach. All hell broke loose at the top of the fort. A few really crazy people also surfed. There was always a lot of applause, which no one heard down there on the water anyway. Then down to the north beach. There the waves …

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May 29, 2024,Nazaré Erkundungsspaziergang

Nazaré is known among the surfing elite for its super waves, probably the highest waves surfed with up to 26m. Today they were rather weak but still a great beach and cliffs.

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February 19, 2024,Von Praia da Nazaré nach Sítio da Nazaré

Hello Komootler, we actually wanted to go to the nearby market hall, but it was closed. So we looked for another opportunity for a small breakfast. This is where the idea for this tour came from. We had no idea beforehand that we were going to the big wave surfing spot in Portugal. So this tour became an absolute wave …

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Praia do Norte Cliffs

View of the waves at Praia do Norte, Nazaré

Nazaré — Giant Waves

View of Praia do Norte and the Nazaré waves

Vado Statue by Adália Alberto

View of Nazaré Beach

View of Nazaré Beach from the Sítio cliffs

Traditional Fishing Boats of Nazaré

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