Also known as Mariana Beach after the restaurant here, Arda or Bico Beach is one of the best in the country for surfing and bodyboarding and thus brings in a younger crowd.
The large sandy expanse of this beach is framed by a landscape of great natural beauty, surrounded by a long cordon of dunes, sporadically splashed with rich, green bursts of vegetation.
Surf Guide
Arda in North Portugal is an exposed beach break that has reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the east. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the optimum swell angle is from the west. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water.