Baleal surf forecast
Peniche, Portugal
Baleal is ankle to knee high with 13-second swell and light onshore wind - surfable, nothing special.
Colors
Surf conditions
- FlatNothing to ride
- PoorSmall, messy or blown out
- Poor to FairGetting there
- FairDecent conditions
- Fair to GoodFun waves
- GoodA great session
- EpicRare. Drop everything
The nearest spots today, best first
About this spot
- Works
- 2ft-7ft · 8s+
- Tide
- Mid
- Break
- Beach
- Level
- Beginner
- Faces
- N
- Best swell
- NW
- Offshore wind
- SE/S
Baleal is a beach break - sandbars that shift through the season, so the peak moves.
Nearby
No shops or schools listed at Baleal yet.
Common questions
Is Baleal good for beginners?
Yes, it is the classic place to learn in Portugal: a long sandy bay between Peniche and Baleal island, softer waves than the open coast, and surf schools and camps all along the beach.
When does Baleal work?
The bay faces north, so it works on a north-western swell with a south or south-east wind, which blows offshore here. On a big day when the west coast is closing out, Baleal is often the one beach still surfable.
What is the difference between Baleal and Supertubos?
They face opposite ways across the Peniche peninsula. Supertubos takes a south-western swell with a north wind and is hollow and heavy; Baleal takes the north-western swell with a south wind and is forgiving. Between them, Peniche surfs in almost any wind.
Where do you park for Baleal?
Along the road to Baleal island and in the car parks behind the beach; on summer weekends and good-swell mornings they fill early.