Peniche & Baleal · Portugal
Surfing Lagide
A left reef in Peniche & Baleal, Portugal, for intermediate and advanced surfers.
Lagide is a reef on the north side of Baleal, a short walk from the island. The main wave is a left that peels over a flat rock shelf, with a right that works on some swells too.
It likes a north-west swell and a southerly wind, and it's best on the rising tide around mid tide. When it's good, the locals and the Baleal surf schools' better students all want it, so it gets crowded.
The reef is shallow at low tide and full of urchins. Booties are a good idea.
When to surf
Lagide
Lagide is at its best from September to April. Conditions it likes: NW swell, S offshore wind, mid tide on the rise.
October to March: Prime
Consistent NW-W swell, mild city winter
April to May: Good
Reliable swell, warming water, fewer crowds
June to August: Quiet
Smaller waves, packed beaches, strong summer thermal wind at Guincho
The year across Lisbon Coast
Waves near Lagide
Baleal
1 kmPeniche & Baleal · Beach Break · Beginner / Intermediate
Molhe Leste
4 kmPeniche & Baleal · Beach Break · Intermediate / Advanced
Supertubos
4 kmPeniche & Baleal · Beach Break · Advanced / Pro
Straight-line distances. By road it is usually further.
Getting there
Where to stay: Baleal has most of the surf houses and puts you on the north-facing beaches; Peniche town is closer to Supertubos and Molhe Leste and has the restaurants. Everything is 10 minutes apart by car, so a base on either side works.
Transport, costs, where to stay and the rest of the waves in the area are in the Peniche & Baleal guide.
Peniche & Baleal surf guideSurf it often and something here is wrong? Tell us and we will fix it.