Peniche & Baleal · Portugal
Surfing Supertubos
A beach break in Peniche & Baleal, Portugal, for advanced and pro surfers.
Supertubos is the beach break on the south side of the Peniche peninsula, at Praia do Medão, and the wave that brought the World Tour to Portugal. On its day it throws short, very hollow barrels onto shallow sand, and people compare it to a beach-break Pipeline.
It faces south-west, so it works when the north of the country is too big or blown out: a south-west to west swell with a north-east wind is ideal. The sandbanks move after storms, and the best peaks change from one winter to the next.
The shorebreak is heavy and the crowd is good and competitive. It isn't a wave to learn on. On smaller days the peaks further down the beach are friendlier.
When to surf
Supertubos
Supertubos is at its best from October to March. Conditions it likes: SW-W swell, NE offshore wind, 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
The year across Lisbon Coast
Waves near Supertubos
Molhe Leste
under 1 kmPeniche & Baleal · Beach Break · Intermediate / Advanced
Consolação
1 kmPeniche & Baleal · Right Point · Intermediate / Advanced
Baleal
3 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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