Language
Portuguese, English, Spanish
Duration
2h / 1 day
Difficulty
Advanced
Next Date
22/04/2026

Advanced surf lesson at Praia Grande for surfers who are comfortable in the water and ready to push their surfing to a genuinely higher level. Led by Pedro Marques, born and raised at Praia das Maças on the Sintra coast with a lifelong connection to the ocean, these two-hour group sessions run daily with one instructor per group of six students at one of the most powerful and consistent surf beaches on the Sintra coast. All equipment is included and fully sanitised before every session.

Praia Grande is a deliberate choice for advanced sessions. The beach is known for its size, its power and the quality of its waves, providing the kind of conditions that actually challenge experienced surfers and create real opportunities for progression. During summer the lessons run at least twice daily at flexible times adapted to the surf forecast and tidal conditions. Outside summer they run once daily on weekdays and weekends, always adjusted to conditions and group level. At advanced level Pedro’s coaching focuses on the details that separate good surfers from genuinely fluid ones: deeper bottom turns, sharper top turns, reading and committing to critical sections of the wave, improving aerial awareness and developing the kind of consistency that only comes from focused and specific feedback in proper surf conditions.

What you’ll learn

🏄 Deep bottom turn technique and how to generate maximum speed off the bottom

🏄 Sharp and committed top turns and cutbacks with proper body mechanics

🏄 How to read and commit to critical and powerful sections of a wave

🏄 Aerial awareness and progression for surfers ready to take their surfing above the lip

🏄 How to develop consistency, fluidity and intentionality across a full session

What’s included

🌊 All surf equipment including board, wetsuit and leash, fully sanitised

🌊 Certified instructor with a maximum of 6 students per group

🌊 Two-hour session in the powerful and consistent conditions of Praia Grande

What you leave with

Specific and actionable technical improvements to your surfing, a deeper understanding of how to approach powerful waves, and the kind of focused coaching that is very hard to find in a group session.

I am Pedro Marques, born and raised at Praia das Maças on the Sintra coast, where the mountains meet the sea. I have had a strong connection with the ocean since childhood through surfing and bodyboarding, and the main goal of my surf school is to transmit that passion and technical depth at every level, including for surfers who are already good and want to become genuinely great.

Lessons run daily. Twice daily during summer at flexible times, once daily outside summer. All equipment included and sanitised.