Surf coast
Praia do Supertubos
Peniche · 🇵🇹 Portugal
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Europe's Pipeline — a thick, freight-train sandbar barrel that decides world-tour heats.
Open Praia do Supertubos on the interactive map →- Sea temperature
- ~17°C in the warm season
- Water
- Cold, glassy green with spray hanging over the lineup on offshore days
- Sand
- Dark-blond sand packed hard by a heaving shore-dump
- Swimming
- Not for swimming — hollow shorebreak and strong currents
- Surf
- 'Europe's Pipeline': thick sand-bottom barrels and a fixture of the World Surf League championship tour
- Best time to visit
- Sep-Mar (surf)
- Setting
- An open strand just south of Peniche's harbour jetty, low dunes and canning-town outskirts behind
- Beach type
- Surf coast
- Region
- Europe
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Praia do Supertubos: frequently asked questions
Where is Praia do Supertubos?
Praia do Supertubos is at Peniche, on the coast of Portugal.
What is the sea temperature at Praia do Supertubos?
In the warm season the sea at Praia do Supertubos reaches about 17°C. Cold, glassy green with spray hanging over the lineup on offshore days.
When is the best time to visit Praia do Supertubos?
The best time to visit Praia do Supertubos is Sep-Mar (surf).
What kind of sand does Praia do Supertubos have?
Praia do Supertubos has dark-blond sand packed hard by a heaving shore-dump.
Is Praia do Supertubos good for swimming?
Not for swimming — hollow shorebreak and strong currents.
Can you surf at Praia do Supertubos?
'Europe's Pipeline': thick sand-bottom barrels and a fixture of the World Surf League championship tour.