Empowered women empower women!

At Chicks on Waves, we believe with a passion that there is nothing more amazing than a group of women coming together to practice their favourite sport, have fun together, and feel part of a community! "Community is much more than belonging to something; it's about...

Surfing as therapy

By the time you are hitting your 30’s or 40’s, chances are life has already thrown you some traumatic experiences, if you are one of the lucky ones you might have at least had to deal with some difficult times having an effect on your...

Chicks on Waves in the Spotlight: Emma van Leenen

Life can change in an instant, I think we all know that by now. The last 2 years alone have changed so much for many… But it doesn’t mean it will always be for the worse. Every season we experience first hand how surfing changes...

Chicks on Waves in the Spotlight: Ann Van De Ven

Chicks On Waves Guest Experience     We can tell you all-day-long how amazing our surf and yoga retreats really are, but who are we to tell you? Why not let our guests speak about their experience? We decided it was time to put some of our chicks in the...

Surfing Moms: Raising Children While Following Your Passion For Surfing

Worried that being a surfing mom you can't combine raising your child with your passion?   Having children might seem like the surfing days are over. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Of course, lockdown and lack of childcare options have not helped the situation this...

Surf Etiquette

Whether you are new to surfing or a seasoned surfer, line-ups can sometimes be a daunting place. The image of surfers being of relaxed, chilled-out nature, simply isn’t always true. It might be rare and specific to certain destinations, but localism and passive aggression is happening...

How to read a surf forecast

We’ve introduced you to how to buy the right surfboard and how to buy your first wetsuit, so you might now be totally ready to hit the water. But wait, how do you actually know where there will be waves and if the waves will...

Wetsuit Buying Guide

You’ve learned to surf and are totally hooked. How are you possibly going to survive until your next surf trip? After surfing intensively every day, your skills improved dramatically, now is the time to stick with it. While work might be known to kill surf skill,...

The Reopening of One Life Lodge / Chicks On Waves

Dear guests, Life has definitely slowed down here in Portugal due to the COVID-19 for the last 1,5 months and we’ve all been dealing with this in our own sacred way. But, there is light at the end of the tunnel… Portugal is reviving slowly and...

8 ways to keep surf sane while land locked

While we are all trying our best to help healthcare professionals by staying at home and avoiding social contact, being landlocked is slowly starting to weight on all of us. The freedom of hitting the surf whenever we want, whether conditions are big or small, glassy...

Follow Karine’s adventure on her trip in New Zealand – Part 1

My first solo road trip New Zealand, the country of endless waves but really off the beaten track in the surf world. When you think of good surf, probably Costa Rica, Australia and Indonesia will cross your mind. But these places are unfortunately extremely crowded at...

The Mindfulness of Surfing

Do you feel like you are caught in the rat race? Does relaxation or your favourite sport come second to your busy work schedule? Sound like it’s time for you to escape. Time to get back to you, time to put yourself first for a little...

Kirsty her first overseas surf holiday with Chicks on Waves

My first overseas surf holiday with Chicks on Waves As someone who hadn’t travelled overseas for 20 years, I needed a bit of hand-holding. I wanted a surf coaching holiday that wasn’t too far from the UK, included airport transfers, and experts to take me surfing....

What to expect of the surf lessons ?

Don’t we all dream of elegantly flowing along 3ft waves? Maybe some of us dream of charging 6ft barrels? Whether you have just started, booked your first surf trip or have been surfing for years, at some point you will wonder how long exactly it...

Read the chicks on waves menu

Saturday pumpkin soup pasta with spinach and feta cabbage salad with oranges and walnuts Sunday broccoli soup chili con carne or soja meat with roasted potatoes mixed salad Monday beetroot soup chicken vegetable curry or without chicken with lentils and rice mixed salad Tuesday Grilled seabass and dourade Sweetpotato salad with goatcheese beetroot and rucola Mango...

What is the food like on a chicks on waves retreat

Unless you’re a real foodie, vegetarian or maybe a fussy eater, chances are you haven’t really thought about food when booking your next surf destination. If you haven’t paid much attention to your surf trip meals, it’s time to change, because it is the very thing...

What to pack on your next surf trip

Ready to pack for your next surf retreat? Seeing as you are going to relish the joys that the ocean brings us, have you thought about what impact your trip has on the very thing that brings us so much joy? How eco-friendly is your...

Surfboard Buying Guide

There is a big chance you are reading this after you had an awesome week filled with surfing in the warm Portuguese sun. The momentum of surfing every day combined with the skilled instructing paid off and you are starting to get the hang of...

How Surfing Will Boost Your Confidence …

We have to admit, us women, actually we should say us humans, are pretty complex. We all have these insecurities about certain things no one else has ever noticed about us.

Summer is here and we are enjoying the sunshine, waves and nature to the fullest !

Do you want to spend your Surfing & Yoga holidays with your partner then we have you sorted . During our mixed gender weeks everyone is welcome. We now have a special package for couples to enjoy a romantic/active escape. Check it out !

Start surfing at 30 plus

Think you’re too old to start surfing? We couldn’t disagree more. What is holding you back the most? Is it because you feel your physical ability isn’t up to scratch? Or you might be up for it, if only you wouldn’t have to put on those tight wetsuits…

Stien from Seafoam spent a week with us. Read her review…

Last year I was lucky enough to be invited to the One Life Lodge in Burgau, Portugal for a Surf and Yoga retreat with Chicks on Waves. The surf retreat is owned by Belgian born Katrien Kegels and her Dutch husband Niek. Katrien started Chicks on Waves 10...