
Supertubos (
Portuguese
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for ''Supertubes'') is a wave and beach located in
Peniche, Portugal
Peniche () is a seaside municipality and a city located in the Leiria District of Central Portugal. It has 26,431 inhabitants, in an area of 77.55 km2. The city itself has a population of about 15,600 inhabitants.
The present mayor is Henriq ...
. The break is the site of the
MEO Pro Portugal
MEO Pro Portugal formerly known as ''MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal'', ''Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal'' or ''Rip Curl Pro Portugal'' is a professional surfing competition of the WSL World Tour held every year in October at the Supertubos beach in Penic ...
from the
World Surf League
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Men's and Women's Championship Tour event.
The wave did not come into mainstream international spotlight until the
Rip Curl Pro Search Event in 2009. It has been qualified as having 'Totally Epic' quality as a wave.
Major surfing competitions
The beach hosts every year the
MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal
MEO Pro Portugal formerly known as ''MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal'', ''Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal'' or ''Rip Curl Pro Portugal'' is a professional surfing competition of the WSL World Tour held every year in October at the Supertubos beach in Peni ...
, a professional surfing competition, from the
World Surf League
The World Surf League (WSL) is the governing body for professional surfers and is dedicated to showcasing the world's best talent in a variety of progressive formats. The World Surf League was originally known as the International Professional ...
Men's and Women's Championship Tour. On the tour calendar, this is one out of two European competitions and the tenth out of eleven competitions overall.
At national level, the beach hosts every year the "Bom Petisco Peniche Pro" from the Liga MEO Surf Men's and Women's Championship Tour, the last competition of the national championship calendar.
References
See also
*
List of beaches in Portugal
This is a list of beaches in Portugal, listed by regions and subregions, municipalities and parishes.
Norte
Alto Minho
* Praia Azul (Caminha)
* Praia da Amorosa Nova ( Viana do Castelo)
* Praia da Amorosa Velha ( Viana do Castelo)
* ...
*
Praia do Norte (Nazaré)
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