Supertubos.
good for: surf
About
Supertubos is the heaviest beach break on the Peniche peninsula and a fixture on the WSL Championship Tour. Sand-bottom barrels, short take-off, no margin for hesitation. The wave breaks close to shore over a steep bank — paddle-outs are short, hold-downs are long.
The bank works best on a clean west or northwest swell with enough period to wrap around the headland. Anything under 0.8 m closes out flat; anything over ~3.5 m turns into a washing machine. East-quadrant winds (offshore, coming from inland) groom the faces; westerly onshores destroy it.
Crowds are thick when it’s on. Best windows are early morning before the nado breeze fills in and during weekday autumn pulses. Local etiquette is strict — sit wide, wait your turn, and don’t drop in on the regulars.
swell window offshore wind, centred on 90°
- Type
- Beach break, sand-bottom barrels
- Level
- Advanced
- Tide
- Mid to high
- Crowd
- Heavy when on, locals dominant
- Best swell
- W to NW groundswell, 10s+ period
When to score
% of hours scoreable per month, hindcast 2021–2026.
- jan57%
- feb64%
- mar60%
- apr61%
- may27%
- jun22%
- jul11%
- aug19%
- sep46%
- oct66%
- nov52%
- dec60%