Will Mcc
@willmccdxb.bsky.social
Portugal resident, surfer, sailor, old geezer, VW fan, traveller
It’s big, very big in fact I’d say it bloody massive, Nazaré is obviously on and has been for 3 days
December 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM
It’s big, very big in fact I’d say it bloody massive, Nazaré is obviously on and has been for 3 days
Another Orca avoider chugging past a couple of hundred meters behind a big breaking swell
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Another Orca avoider chugging past a couple of hundred meters behind a big breaking swell
Another Captain who believes his engine is immortal, he’s sailing so close to the breaking swell that they would have minutes if the engine failed, and that swell is 3+M
November 3, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Another Captain who believes his engine is immortal, he’s sailing so close to the breaking swell that they would have minutes if the engine failed, and that swell is 3+M
First big swell of winter I bet Coxos or some other place is going off
November 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
First big swell of winter I bet Coxos or some other place is going off
Tiny surf feels like summer swells not the start of Autumn
October 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Tiny surf feels like summer swells not the start of Autumn
The fear of the Orcas is driving some skippers to take some pretty serious risks sailing far too close to shore, hard to see on a phone camera but this vessel is crazy close to shore
September 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The fear of the Orcas is driving some skippers to take some pretty serious risks sailing far too close to shore, hard to see on a phone camera but this vessel is crazy close to shore
Evening glass off 2 out
September 13, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Evening glass off 2 out
Back among the boats
August 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Back among the boats
Lazy hazy days of Summer, from the village by the sea
July 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Lazy hazy days of Summer, from the village by the sea
Lovely day at the beach swell was bigger than expected with only a couple out
June 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Lovely day at the beach swell was bigger than expected with only a couple out
The village by the sea from halfway up the hill
May 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The village by the sea from halfway up the hill
Coast between Cascais and Ericeira Portugal from my Sunday morning walk
May 14, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Coast between Cascais and Ericeira Portugal from my Sunday morning walk
Couple of short walks over the weekend, back at it today
May 12, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Couple of short walks over the weekend, back at it today
Early morning stroll to the café for coffee despite the sun it is chilly
May 1, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Early morning stroll to the café for coffee despite the sun it is chilly
After what seems like weeks of rain, the sun suddenly came out
April 21, 2025 at 7:29 PM
After what seems like weeks of rain, the sun suddenly came out
Small and scrappy down the beach this arvo, to be honest only the loggers were having fun
April 11, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Small and scrappy down the beach this arvo, to be honest only the loggers were having fun
Going to the pub, coming home, a lovely day and heard my first cicada today, spring is coming
March 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Going to the pub, coming home, a lovely day and heard my first cicada today, spring is coming
It’s mayhem down at the beach today wild storm surf
March 22, 2025 at 4:52 PM
It’s mayhem down at the beach today wild storm surf
A stunning day down at the beach, literally the calm before the storm, we have two ugly lows coming in with one model showing 60kt (120kph)winds on Wednesday
March 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
A stunning day down at the beach, literally the calm before the storm, we have two ugly lows coming in with one model showing 60kt (120kph)winds on Wednesday
I totally believe this is the biggest pure swell I’ve seen here in 9 years a steady 15’ and up to 24’ on the sets, offshore wind with 17 secs interval . Awesome
February 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I totally believe this is the biggest pure swell I’ve seen here in 9 years a steady 15’ and up to 24’ on the sets, offshore wind with 17 secs interval . Awesome
Another ‘coastal event’ it’s that time of year
January 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Another ‘coastal event’ it’s that time of year
Low tide and a massive new swell along with onshore Northerlies, far more typical pattern for this time of year
January 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Low tide and a massive new swell along with onshore Northerlies, far more typical pattern for this time of year
Was quite a sunset last night, from the village by the sea
January 14, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Was quite a sunset last night, from the village by the sea
The swell has halved but the sun is out and beach is empty, we've lost the offshores though.
January 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The swell has halved but the sun is out and beach is empty, we've lost the offshores though.