Calheta, Portugal

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Vista parcial da Vila da Calheta, ilha de São Jorge, Açores, Portugal
Calheta, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: José Luís Ávila Silveira/Pedro Noronha e Costa, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

About Calheta

Calheta is a town in Azores, Portugal. From Calheta you can reach 3 surf spots. The nearest is Faja dos Cubres, a surf spot 6 km from the centre. Overture lists 7 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is SJZ, 15 km away.

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Staying in Calheta

  • 7 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: SJZ, 15 km, PIX, 37 km, GRW, 54 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Calheta.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Calheta each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Surf spots within 20 km of Calheta: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Caldeira8.2 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up4 ft375 kJwind from the east, 4 knots4 ft269 kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots3 ft105 kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots4 ft226 kJwind from the south, 7 knots, offshore4 ft226 kJwind from the west, 7 knots4 ft148 kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, offshore3 ft119 kJwind from the south-west, 10 knots, offshore
All readings for Caldeira: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Caldeira, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct27, poor4 ft12 shollow375kJwind from the east, 4 knots21°C
Mon 19Oct46, fair4 ft9 shollow269kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots19°C
Tue 20Oct14, poor3 ft7 smushy105kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots20°C
Wed 21Oct54, good4 ft9 shollow226kJwind from the south, 7 knots, offshore19°C
Thu 22Oct54, good4 ft9 shollow226kJwind from the west, 7 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct56, good4 ft8 shollow148kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, offshore20°C
Sat 24Oct44, fair3 ft8 shollow119kJwind from the south-west, 10 knots, offshore21°C
Faja dos Cubres6 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up4 ft375 kJwind from the east, 4 knots4 ft269 kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots3 ft105 kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots4 ft226 kJwind from the south, 7 knots, offshore4 ft226 kJwind from the west, 7 knots4 ft148 kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, offshore3 ft119 kJwind from the south-west, 10 knots, offshore
All readings for Faja dos Cubres: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Faja dos Cubres, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct26, poor4 ft12 shollow375kJwind from the east, 4 knots21°C
Mon 19Oct44, fair4 ft9 shollow269kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots19°C
Tue 20Oct13, too small3 ft7 smushy105kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots20°C
Wed 21Oct52, good4 ft9 shollow226kJwind from the south, 7 knots, offshore19°C
Thu 22Oct49, good4 ft9 shollow226kJwind from the west, 7 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct51, good4 ft8 shollow148kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, offshore20°C
Sat 24Oct39, fair3 ft8 shollow119kJwind from the south-west, 10 knots, offshore21°C
Punta da Caldeira8.2 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up4 ft375 kJwind from the east, 4 knots4 ft269 kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots3 ft105 kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots4 ft226 kJwind from the south, 7 knots, offshore4 ft226 kJwind from the west, 7 knots4 ft148 kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, offshore3 ft119 kJwind from the south-west, 10 knots, offshore
All readings for Punta da Caldeira: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Punta da Caldeira, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct27, poor4 ft12 shollow375kJwind from the east, 4 knots21°C
Mon 19Oct46, fair4 ft9 shollow269kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots19°C
Tue 20Oct14, poor3 ft7 smushy105kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots20°C
Wed 21Oct54, good4 ft9 shollow226kJwind from the south, 7 knots, offshore19°C
Thu 22Oct54, good4 ft9 shollow226kJwind from the west, 7 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct56, good4 ft8 shollow148kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, offshore20°C
Sat 24Oct44, fair3 ft8 shollow119kJwind from the south-west, 10 knots, offshore21°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Calheta, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Calheta

  • Restaurante Os AmigosSeafood · 0.7 km from the centre
  • Portinho dos SaboresBurger · 1.3 km from the centre
  • Restaurante O Camponês0.3 km from the centre
  • Alcatra Rústica0.8 km from the centre
  • Ribeira Seca Sao Jorge Acores0.9 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits