Peniche & Baleal · Portugal
Surfing Consolação
A right point in Peniche & Baleal, Portugal, for intermediate and advanced surfers.
Consolação is a small village just south of Supertubos, with a rocky point and reefs at the end of the beach. The rights off the point can be long and good on a south-west swell, and there are lefts on the reefs as well.
It's best from low tide on the push, with a north-east wind, and it's a lot less crowded than Supertubos a kilometre up the coast. The bottom is rock with urchins, so booties help, and it suits surfers who are comfortable on reef.
When to surf
Consolação
Consolação is at its best from October to March. Conditions it likes: SW swell, NE offshore wind, low to mid tide.
October to March: Prime
Consistent NW-W swell, mild city winter
April to May: Good
Reliable swell, warming water, fewer crowds
June to August: Quiet
Smaller waves, packed beaches, strong summer thermal wind at Guincho
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Waves near Consolação
Supertubos
1 kmPeniche & Baleal · Beach Break · Advanced / Pro
Molhe Leste
2 kmPeniche & Baleal · Beach Break · Intermediate / Advanced
Baleal
4 kmPeniche & Baleal · Beach Break · Beginner / Intermediate
Straight-line distances. By road it is usually further.
Getting there
Where to stay: Baleal has most of the surf houses and puts you on the north-facing beaches; Peniche town is closer to Supertubos and Molhe Leste and has the restaurants. Everything is 10 minutes apart by car, so a base on either side works.
Transport, costs, where to stay and the rest of the waves in the area are in the Peniche & Baleal guide.
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