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· updated 14 hours agoThe week opens with a moderate northwest swell at 12-16 seconds peaking Thursday under moderate north-northeast wind, then eases slightly Friday with a west-northwest pulse and similar wind. Saturday sees a building northwest swell to 2.0m as wind shifts from north to north-northeast, still moderate. Sunday brings a short-period north-northwest swell with heavy wind-sea as wind strengthens from northeast to north-northeast, becoming strong by evening. Monday drops to 1.5m from northwest with moderate to light northeast to east-northeast wind, then Tuesday eases further under glassy to light east-northeast to southwest wind. Wednesday sees wind-sea turn heavy again as a west-northwest swell builds from 1.2m to 1.8m under strengthening south to southwest wind. The second Thursday marks the week’s peak with a building west-northwest swell to 2.3m under moderate south
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About Peniche
Peniche is a rocky peninsula that juts west into the Atlantic at a right angle to the mainland coast. The geometry buys three coastlines on one peninsula: north, west, and south. Wind that’s onshore on one side is offshore on the other. Supertubos hosts the MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal on the WSL Championship Tour. Sand-bottom barrels, no margin for hesitation. Baleal, four kilometres north on the isthmus, is the forgiving beach break where most Peniche surf schools teach.
The Atlantic delivers west to northwest swell all year, with the working window October through March. Supertubos needs 0.8 to 3.5 m at 10 s or longer. Baleal opens at 0.5 to 3 m from 8 s. East-quadrant winds are offshore on the west side. Summer brings the Nortada, a north-westerly that hammers the west coast and grooms the south coast clean. February is the peak.
Water runs 14 to 19 °C through the year. A 4/3 from December through April, a 3/2 the rest of the year. Crowds split by spot: Baleal is school heavy from May to September, Supertubos sits tight with locals when it’s on. Etiquette is strict at the peaks, more relaxed up the coast. Pick by the wind. When the Nortada is in, head south. When it backs east, the west coast is yours.