Surf Courses In Peniche and Baleal Portugal

Short version: GO HERE. We had almost 30 lessons here over two months. You will be taken care of, you will get a good price, and you will have a blast. Everyone from the owner to the instructors are awesome. They can organize pick ups if close to the area and have good accident insurance too. Long version: My wife and I have used Special Surf 78 extensively. We came to the school complete beginners to surfing. By the end we were taking our own green waves and having a blast. Over the course of 2 months and almost 30 lessons, we saw tons of different weather conditions and we were guided through them effectively by fantastic instructors. We were staying a bit outside of Peniche and did not have access to a vehicle. THEY PICKED US UP. I mean come on, that is fantastic service. The rides with Francisco were a ton of fun- I think he can carry a good conversation with literally anyone. Francisco was also in charge of our beginning lessons and did a fantastic job keeping us motivated and enjoying ourselves. He helped us build the foundation of a good surf position and was great at giving feedback throughout the lesson. His advice was consistently effective and helped up improve quickly. We were happy to get an additional lesson with Nuno as well. He was super supportive, but pushed us to go to a smaller board and get outside. We were nervous BUT IT WAS THE RIGHT CHOICE. It helped us stay fired up and challenged. He could see it was time to push and it made our time at Special Surf even better. Trust the instructors judgement! They know what they’re doing. As we started going outside the whitewash, we were mainly paired up with Pedro. Pedro was great out in the green waves. He consistently helped us get on the waves when we needed it. At the beginning, we required a good amount of pushing… but he was there to help every time. Agustina was the instructor we had the least, but we still got to see her around the shop and she was always super sweet to us. She took us outside one day, but the waves were a bit too scary! So we headed in and she was super friendly about it and supported our decision to put our comfort first. She was also really supportive when my wife was accidentally hit by a surf board and hurt. When my wife got hurt it was super easy to work with the shop to get her checked out by a doctor. The insurance from the store was easy to use and covered the full cost of our visit. No one made us feel bad, everyone pushed us to be safe and get it checked out. So a long story to get to a main point: 🏄‍♂️SUPPORT THIS SURF SHOP🏄

First of all, the place is fantastic and perfect for learning. I took some lessons during the very low season (mid-January) and had booked group sessions. For a few days, I was the only student, so I received one-on-one attention while still paying the lower group rate. Pedro and Cisco are excellent instructors—friendly and, above all, extremely patient. I highly recommend Special Surf 78, especially combined with the convenience and comfort of staying at the Hotel Star Inn.

Very nice experience! They allowed us to improve a lot in a short time! So thank you ps. Augustina super instructor 💪

All in all, great. The surf school is located right on the beach. If you stay at the hotel star inn peniche, you even get a discount on the courses. In general, all surf instructors are very kind and dedicated, you can feel their passion for what they do. We would definitely return right there again. Best regards Christine & Christin

The lesson was perfect. Great teacher, learned a lot! We were able to start surfing all by ourselves in just 2 hours (note: we did it once before). With the tips we booked lots of progress, amazing experience!

Big thanks to Francisco it was a great experience and promised next time I will put my knee and speak Portuguese

Great surf school and super surf instructors, Edgar is the best. I learnt a lot in 5 days and had a lot of fun. The surf school is well equipped and in an ideal location, within walking distance of the beach at the perfect surf spot. See you next year

I took surf lessons in peniche and it was very good. The instructor Francisco was sensational and I intend to return to take new lessons.

Everyone went from not being able to do anything on a surfboard to stand up within 2 hours of surfing. Special thanks to Alfonso and Fransisco, for being funny and helpful

It was a great experience with a lot of attention for details. Highly recommend the classes. I did catch some great waves as a beginner.