Surf-Forecast | Mini Pipe Surf Guide

Lat Long: 39.32° N 9.36° W

Issued: 5 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mini Pipe sea temperature is

17.1°C

Mini Pipe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Mini Pipe Surf Guide

Mini Pipe in Peniche is an exposed reef break that has inconsistent surf. Summer in particular tends to be flat. Offshore winds are from the east. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southwest. Rarely crowded here.

Mini Pipe Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	inconsistent	17.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Mini Pipe:

The best conditions reported for surf at Mini Pipe occur when a South-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

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

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Mini Pipe 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 3% of the time in December while 4% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 93% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

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

blown out

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

too small

93%

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

Explore Mini Pipe Location Map

Interactive Mini Pipe 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 Mini Pipe is Lisboa (Lisbon) Airport (LIS) in Portugal, which is 64 km (40 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Mini Pipe is Porto Airport (OPO) in Acores, 222 km (138 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Mini Pipe Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 4 November 2026, 22:39 Local Time

m, °C	Wed	Thursday 05
ft, °F	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	12	11	11	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross	glass	glass

Tides at Mini Pipe

Current tide and informaton

For Peniche, Portugal, 3 km from Mini Pipe.

Next High Water: 11:41pm | 2.92m

Next Low Water: 05:44am | 1.08m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Mini Pipe Sea Temperature

The water temperature (17.1 °C) at Mini Pipe is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 15.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite