The Perfect Chapter, a contest that takes place on the best day of the Portuguese winter at Carcavelos Beach, is currently in the last month of the waiting period. Currently, the organization is monitoring a swell set to hit the west coast of Portugal towards the end of next week (10 January)

"Although the last few weeks have seen many days of perfect waves, they have always been at the more exposed breaks. Before that, the giant swells that accompanied the Elsa and Fabian storms came with unfavourable winds for Carcavelos. However, these swells changed the banks for the better, so with the right conditions we will have good waves," said Rui Costa, organizer of the Perfect Chapter.

"We are following a northwest swell of about four meters, with a period above 14 seconds, which is expected to reach our coast at the end of the following week. If the winds are favourable, we may have good conditions to run the contest ", he concluded.

The waiting period for the Perfect Chapter runs from 17 November 2019 to 31 January 2020. The event has a 72h call to allow surfers to travel to Portugal for the start of the event.