the city
PENICHE, THE SURFERS CITY
Peniche has always lived with the sea, shaping the territory into an amazing Peninsula.
For generations, fishing was at the heart of the town.
Boats left the harbour before sunrise, families waited for them to return, and entire neighbourhoods grew around the rhythm of the ocean.
That heritage is still part of Peniche today, visible in the harbour, the old streets, the people and the way the town moves.
Over time, surfing brought back the new and younger generation to the sea, but in a different way.
What was once seen mainly as a place of work also became a place of freedom, creativity and opportunity.
Fishermen and surfers may experience the ocean differently, but both understand its power, its beauty and the respect it demands.
That connection between the past and the future is where Waterlost was born.
SUPERTUBOS, THE PORTUGUESE PIPELINE
The most famous beach in Portugal, Supertubos is a break that offers world-class surfing conditions with its curvy waves and hollow powerful tubes
It hosts MEO Pro Portugal from the World Surf League Men's and Women's Championship Tour event since 2009.
It has been qualified as having 'Totally Epic' quality as a wave, beeing compared to Pipeline, the most famous surf spot in North Shore Oahu, in Hawaii.
It has an open swell south window to the powerful storms that rage through the North Atlantic, and is protected from the northerly winds that often plague the coast, and a unique bathymetry all come together to make Supertubos one of the best beachbreaks in the world.
BERLENGA ISLAND
The Berlengas archipelago is a group of small islands located 5.7 miles off the cost of Peniche and comprises Berlenga, Estelas and Farilhões islands.
Berlenga is the only inhabited island in Portugal.
In 2011 UNESCO classified Berlengas as “World Biosphere Reserve”, which is indicative of the rich fauna and flora that can be found on the islands.
These islands were traditionally known to British mariners as "the Burlings".
The water around the islands hosts a great variety of fish, at least 44 species are known from two study expeditions.
