Who said you couldn’t surf Storm Doris? A Portuguese surfer decided to paddle near the Belém Tower, a 16th-century fortification located on Lisbon’s Tagus River, in Portugal. Meet João Kopke. He is probably the first-ever surfer ride a wave a few meters away from one of the most iconic historical building of his country. Kopke took advantage of the energy sent by Storm Doris. The groundswell that hit Western Europe was so powerful that there waves in unconventional surf spots.

View article:
Joao Kopke surfed Lisbon’s Belém Tower

energy, lisbon, ocean, portugal, storm-doris, surfing today, tagus, tagus-river, tower, western