Sagres Intermediate Level Surf Spots
Intermediate Level Surf Spots
Sagres
Sagres
Sagres is the southwestern tip of Portugal, offering surf in great summer weather all year round: The remote, raw, and wild West Coast openly exposed to the Atlantic Ocean picks up the most swell. If those spots max out, the beaches in the south / south-eastern direction start to work as well, often providing unique barreling wedges to surf.
Intermediate Level
The two fundamental moves in surfing—the bottom-turn and the cutback—are what make a surfer at this level. On a shoulder-high wave, an Intermediate surfer is able to tilt the board and launch themselves without incident. The bottom-turn, which is surfing’s primary turning maneuver, is regarded as the sport’s foundational move since it allows for riding waves with an open face. The cutback is the second most crucial turn. It enables the surfer to avoid getting caught in the slowest region, known as the “shoulder of the wave,” and return to the wave’s energy source. An intermediate surfer knows how to duck dive, maintain a linear trajectory on the surf line, and how to bail out without hurting himself and others in the process. In addition, an intermediate level surfer knows how to read surf reports and plan his session(s) in advance.