World Surfing Reserve

World Surfing Reserve

The criteria which led to its official recognition were the quality and consistency of the waves, the historical and cultural importance of local surfing, the area’s environmental wealth and sensitivity, as well as the community’s strong mobilisation. The Ericeira World Surfing Reserve is part of the Mafra Municipality, extending between the Empa and São Lourenço beaches, on a coastal belt that covers seven world-class waves in a space of only 4 km: Pedra Branca, Reef, Ribeira d’Ilhas, Cave, Crazy Left, Coxos and São Lourenço.