Surf Culture: Surf shops in Ericeira
31/08/2022
Surfing is one of the strong points in Ericeira, which is known as the Surfing Paradise, attracting lovers of the sport throughout the year, who fill the streets of the village, attracted by the lifestyle that is rooted in its culture.
After the waves, the surfer's biggest passion is his board, as this is the connection between man and the sea, directly, being special and magical. But a surfer is much more than someone who has a surfboard. He has several other equipment and a unique lifestyle that influences the way he dresses, the music he listens to and the movies he watches.
The Surf Shop is where these countless products of this lifestyle that is surfing are found. A universe to be explored by anyone who visits Ericeira and wants to shop.
Surf Culture
Surf Culture started in the 1950s and 1960s, initially in Australia, California and Hawaii. The culture affected the fashion, film, art and literature of the time.
In order to better understand the beginnings and dynamics of Surf Culture, one must look at the socioeconomic past that the world faced when surfing became popular.
With the end of the second world war in 1945 most countries focused on building a strong economy again and on recovering the damages of the war.
Everyone worked, from children to adults, whether men or women. The work was heavy and manual, due to the post-war destruction.
In the midst of all this quest for development, a counterculture emerged, the Surf Culture. People who understood the need for the development but wanted it in balance with living life, and preserving and living nature.
Surfers live to ride the waves and continue their life on the beach and beyond after surfing.
At Surf Culture you are full of people who think the same way, share the same taste in music, dress as you want and feel free to disagree with some points that society imposes.
After getting to know a little about the surf culture in the world, discover how it manifested itself in Ericeira's lifestyle.
Discover the main brands present in the Surf shop in Ericeira:
Surf shop Magic Quiver
( https://magicquiver.com/ )
Surf Shop Magic Quiver is located in Ericeira, downtown. The store specializes in various types of surfboards, alternative style, handcrafted.
The service is personalized, and the store has many other alternative Surf products in addition to the boards.
Surf shop Wavergliders
( https://wavegliders.pt/coming-soon/ )
The Wavergliders board factory has a store in Ericeira. Their boards are all inspired by the alternative approach to surfing and shaped by their shaper and owner Nico.
In addition to the boards, a series of products related to surf culture, with this more alternative look, are available in the store.
Surf shop 58 Surf
( https://58surf.com/ )
At Surf Shop 58 surf you can find several surfboards from the best brands and of all levels for your best surfing experience.
The store also offers accessories and sets of textile clothes for use during your surfing, along with a special and efficient service.
58surf is practically a sports department store, with a very large structure and a huge variety of products.
Surf shop Boardriders
( https://www.boardriders.com/ )
Boardriders is the official Quicksilver and ROXY store in Ericeira.
The Boardriders store in Ericeira has the Moskova gym, Tiago Pires Surf School and a Skate Park.
Skate Park is called HollySkate, referring to the name Hollywood, as we noticed. An environment where lovers of skateboarding, a sport that, like surfing has become an Olympic sport since 2021, can learn techniques or improve them.
Tiago Pires Surf School from Boardriders
( https://www.tiagopiressurfschool.com )
Transmitting a safe and efficient experience, adapting to your experiences or desire to learn, at Tiago Pires Surf School you can start your studies, choosing whether you prefer group or improvement classes.
This surf school is located in front of the beach, inside one of the biggest surf shops in Ericeira, Boardriders, which has spots to see the sunset from the village, as well as a Skate Park inside.
At the Tiago Pires surf school there are more than two thousand seven hundred students. Tiago Pires has the deserved title of the most famous Portuguese surfer today. Born and raised in Ericeira, he was the first surfer from Portugal to enter the World Championship Tour.
Surfboard Factory: Semente Surfboard
( https://www.semente.pt/pt/ )
The surfboard factory Semente Surfboard was founded in 1982, when two men, Nick Uricchio and Miguel Katzenstein, decided to open a surfboard factory, already realizing that Ericeira would be a surfing mecca in the future.
The factory's boards are in constant evolution, both in material and design, keeping Semente Surfboard in its popularity and through the generations.
Surf School: Blue Ocean
( http://www.blueoceansurfschool.com/ )
This surf school option, Blue Ocean de Ericeira is located on Ribeira D'Ilhas beach, one of the main beaches of the World Surfing Reserve.
The school guarantees excellent teaching, covering all levels of learning, from beginners to advanced, all with high safety.
Surf lessons are organized daily by professional instructors and surf monitors, who define each schedule according to the weather of the day. They are certified by the Portuguese Surfing Federation (FPS).
