Beta 1.0 Version

Type:	Small Wave (< 1m), Medium Wave (1-3m)
Hazards:	Swimmers
Quality:	Clean
Best Tide:	Tide Independent

Atlantic sea, tidal. Real waves. From perfect sets to choppy disordered. Never flat. 5m to 50cm.

Type:	Sand
Size:	Big
Hazards:	None
Beach Users:	None

Very nice looking beach. A bay from Peniche to Baleal. Perfect white sand. Rocks on each side of the 2km bay. Lots of space during all the year. Entries at Peniche and at Baleal (most used one). Nice and hard sand for mountainboard, no rocks. Plenty of space to land/launch the kites. Enough room to self lauch even at high tide.

Best Months:	February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November
Wind Type:	Frontal Winds
Best Direction:	N, NE, W, NW
Main Direction:	N, NNE, NE, SW, WSW, W

Wind is good from West to Northeast. Best with NW and in the winter. Can be very strong from SW and W during winter and from North during the summer. Normally from 12-25 knots in the good season. It is a bay so it covers almost all winds. Not as windy as the Lisbon area beaches.

Transport:	Car, Bus
Access:	Short Walk

Get directions from

A1 from Lisbon to Porto. Exit at the Peniche direction. When at Peniche follow in the Baleal direction close to the sea. Everything from Peniche to Baleal on your left side it the riding spot. Quiet a walk from parking if you go to the center of the bay. Closer parking at the West side of the bay.

Rules:

Restricted Zones, Time Restrictions

During July and August no kitesurfing in the specific swimming zones.

Good restaurants, bars and clubs nearby in 10 minutes walking distance.