Capelo, Portugal

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Ponta Dos Capelinhos. Photo: Marlene Angeja, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Capelo

Capelo is a town in Azores, Portugal. From Capelo you can reach 2 surf spots. The nearest is Ponta Dos Capelinhos, a surf spot 3.9 km from the centre. Overture lists 2 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is HOR, 10 km away.

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Staying in Capelo

  • 2 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: HOR, 10 km, PIX, 31 km, SJZ, 55 km

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Where it is

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

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Capelo each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Capelo: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Praia do Norte3.9 kmabout 10 min by car7 ft1232 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, too big7 ft910 kJwind from the east, 8 knots, too big3 ft138 kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, poor6 ft427 kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, too big5 ft272 kJwind from the west, 6 knots, fair5 ft213 kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots, good, best spot that day4 ft223 kJwind from the south-south-west, 11 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day
All readings for Praia do Norte: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Praia do Norte, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct0, too big7 ft12 shollow1,232kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots22°C
Mon 19Oct0, too big7 ft9 shollow910kJwind from the east, 8 knots21°C
Tue 20Oct19, poor3 ft9 smushy138kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots20°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big6 ft8 shollow427kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots20°C
Thu 22Oct44, fair5 ft8 shollow272kJwind from the west, 6 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct52, good5 ft8 shollow213kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots21°C
Sat 24Oct58, good4 ft9 shollow223kJwind from the south-south-west, 11 knots, offshore21°C
Ponta Dos Capelinhos3.9 kmabout 10 min by car7 ft1235 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, too big7 ft885 kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, too big5 ft226 kJwind from the east-north-east, 17 knots, offshore, fair6 ft399 kJwind from the east, 2 knots, too big5 ft258 kJwind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, fair4 ft177 kJwind from the south-south-west, 7 knots, fair4 ft246 kJwind from the south-west, 11 knots, poor
All readings for Ponta Dos Capelinhos: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ponta Dos Capelinhos, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct0, too big7 ft12 sslab1,235kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots22°C
Mon 19Oct0, too big7 ft9 sslab885kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots21°C
Tue 20Oct38, fair5 ft7 shollow226kJwind from the east-north-east, 17 knots, offshore20°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big6 ft8 sslab399kJwind from the east, 2 knots20°C
Thu 22Oct38, fair5 ft8 shollow258kJwind from the west-south-west, 5 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct41, fair4 ft7 shollow177kJwind from the south-south-west, 7 knots21°C
Sat 24Oct30, poor4 ft9 smushy246kJwind from the south-west, 11 knots21°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Capelo, 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).