Top 10 surf foiling spots in Europe
The best surf foiling spots over the whole year.
Find the best time to goTap a spot to see when to go: wind, waves, water temperature, sun and rain in every month, from years of weather statistics.
Updated October 2026 · weather data 2022–2026
In short
- Top picks: Peniche – Baleal (Portugal), Costa da Caparica – Fonte da Telha (Portugal) & Carcavelos (Portugal).
Peniche – BalealPortugal · best January–March12 good monthsBeginner-friendly · 15°C water in season, 5/4 wetsuit and boots · ✈ LIS 68 km2
Costa da Caparica – Fonte da TelhaPortugal · best January–March12 good monthsIntermediate and up · 15°C water in season, 5/4 wetsuit and boots · ✈ CAT 22 km3
CarcavelosPortugal · best January–March12 good monthsBeginner-friendly · 15°C water in season, 5/4 wetsuit and boots · ✈ CAT 6 km4
Nazaré – Praia do NortePortugal · best January–March12 good monthsAdvanced only · 15°C water in season, 5/4 wetsuit and boots · ✈ LIS 92 km5
LacanauFrance · best April–June, September–November12 good monthsBeginner-friendly · 18°C water in season, 4/3 wetsuit · ✈ BOD 43 km6
La TorcheFrance · best January–February, November–December12 good monthsIntermediate and up · 12°C water in season, 5/4 wetsuit, hood, boots and gloves · ✈ BES 68 km7
Biarritz – Côte des BasquesFrance · best January–February, November12 good monthsBeginner-friendly · 14°C water in season, 5/4 wetsuit and boots · ✈ BIQ 4 km8
KlitmøllerDenmark · best January12 good monthsAdvanced only · 5°C water in season, 6/5 wetsuit, hood, boots and gloves · ✈ AAL 83 km9
El MédanoSpain · best March12 good monthsIntermediate and up · 20°C water in season, 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ TFS 3 km10
Lagos – Meia PraiaPortugal · best January–March10 good monthsBeginner-friendly · 16°C water in season, 4/3 wetsuit · ✈ PRM 8 kmHow this list is made: A good month has waves of 1 m or more on average. The score adds how good the best half of the year is and how much of the year is good; warm water counts a little. Spots with a local thermal wind are left out of the wind rankings, because weather models miss their wind.