Cantinho Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Peniche, Portugal)

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Cantinho Surf Guide

Cantinho in Peniche is a quite exposed point break that has very consistent surf and works all around the year. The best wind direction is from the east southeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the northwest. When the surf is up, crowds are likely

Cantinho Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Point	3	very consistent	16.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Cantinho:

The best conditions reported for surf at Cantinho occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Cantinho (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Cantinho with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 38% of the time in December while 56% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 6% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

38%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

56%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Cantinho Location Map

Interactive Cantinho surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Cantinho is Lisboa (Lisbon) Airport (LIS) in Portugal, which is 68 km (42 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Cantinho is Porto Airport (OPO) in Acores, 216 km (134 miles) away.

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Cantinho Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 16:22 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 04			Tue
ft, °F	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Wave (m)	NNW	NW	NW	NW
Period (s)	10	9	9	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

What does Cantinho look like?

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Credit: Nico Kr Credit: SURF BERBERE

Tides at Cantinho

Current tide and informaton

For Peniche, Portugal, 3 km from Cantinho.

Next High Water: 05:08pm | 3.17m

Next Low Water: 11:18pm | 0.91m

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Cantinho Sea Temperature

The Cantinho water temperature is rather cool (16.4 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.

Current Temp*: 16.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Cantinho

Surf stats for Cantinho, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Cantinho

Wind stats for Cantinho, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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Cantinho Reviews:

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Ratings

Based on 6 votes.

Overall:3.0
Quality on a good day:3.7
Consistency of Surf:4.2
Difficulty Level:2.2
Wind and Kite Surfing:1.0
Crowds:2.2
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

Kerrey McKerrey from Czechia

“Not a bad spot except that extremely crowded all the time. Especially with the surf schools around which normally bring groups of around 40 students and they all go to water at once, the atmosphere in the water is quite aggressive and it gets so crowded that surfers touch each others boards sitting on the line up.”

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