Live Webcams in Portugal

Portugal's live webcams go to the place where the Atlantic stands up: Praia do Norte at Nazaré, the headland under the lighthouse where an undersea canyon focuses winter swells into the biggest waves ever ridden. The live webcams in Portugal keep Western European Time, UTC+0, UTC+1 in summer, the same clock as London; the swell is best read in the morning light, around 08:00 to 11:00 UTC, and the sunsets over the water, around 17:30 UTC in winter, are the reason the cliff fills with spectators. The Nazaré Canyon is some 5,000 metres deep, and the world record ridden here stands beyond 26 metres. Big-wave season runs October to March, when the towing jet skis are out; in summer the same beach is a wide, calm strand for swimmers and surfers of ordinary size. Nazaré, with the accent, is how the town spells itself.

Places: Nazaré