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Waves at Supertubos beach, in PenicheVitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL · CC BY-SA 2.0

What to do · Peniche and the Berlengas

Supertubos beach

Hollow-wave beach south of Peniche, venue of the world surfing tour · For watching · 2 km away

Information
Duration
1 h
Season
Waves in autumn and winter
Who it's for
Watching surf; swimming only in calm seas

Supertubos is a sandy beach south of the Peniche peninsula where the waves break hollow and fast, in a tube, over a sandy bottom. It is one of the regular venues of the world surfing tour.

It is no place for beginners: it is for watching from the sand as the good surfers get tubed. With a small sea in summer, the beach is long and quiet.

With teenagers

Opening hours and prices can change: check them before you go.

Round off the plan

Where to eat, where to stay and what else to do

To eat nearby

The dining room of Tasca do Joel© Tasca do Joel

Tasca do Joel

Restaurant · Peniche · €€€€

What to order: the fish of the day and, for dessert, the rice pudding that Joel's mother still makes.

To stay nearby

The PenichePraia site above the north coast of Peniche© PenichePraiaCampsite

PenichePraia

Rooms, bungalows and pitches · Heated saltwater pools · Spa · Pets welcome

Dogs welcome

Why we like it: Campsite and accommodation above the cliffs of Peniche's north coast, with rooms, bungalows, pitches, heated saltwater pools and a spa. Pets welcome.

A Baleal Surf Camp surf lesson on the beach© Baleal Surf CampHostel

Baleal Surf Camp

Hostel and apartments · On Baleal beach · Surf school since 1993

Why we like it: Portugal's first surf camp, from 1993, on Baleal beach itself: budget hostel and private apartments, with a surf school and a bar on the sand.