Mini Pipe Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Peniche, Portugal)

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Mini Pipe Surf Guide

Mini Pipe in Peniche is an exposed reef break that has unreliable waves. Summer in particular tends to be flat. Offshore winds blow from the east. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the south southwest. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded.

Mini Pipe Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	inconsistent	16.4°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.

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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).

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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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Mini Pipe Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 22:19 Local Time

m, °C	Mon	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Wave (m)	SW	S	W	W
Period (s)	12	12	9	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross

Tides at Mini Pipe

Current tide and informaton

For Peniche, Portugal, 3 km from Mini Pipe.

Next High Water: 05:28am | 2.9m

Next Low Water: 11:18pm | 0.91m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Mini Pipe Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.4 °C) at Mini Pipe is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (14.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

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