Capelo, Portugal
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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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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: 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 expert 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 Capelo each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.
Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.Good★ BestBest spot that day for expertsUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.
| Spot | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Praia do Norte3.9 kmabout 10 min by car | 8 ft1481 kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots★ Best, good, best spot that day | 7 ft910 kJwind from the east, 8 knots, good | 5 ft150 kJwind from the east-north-east, 18 knots, too small | 6 ft427 kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, offshore★ Best, good, best spot that day | 5 ft272 kJwind from the west, 6 knots, too small | 5 ft268 kJwind from the south-west, 6 knots, too small | 4 ft223 kJwind from the south-south-west, 11 knots, offshore, too small |
All readings for Praia do Norte: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Ponta Dos Capelinhos3.9 kmabout 10 min by car | 7 ft1235 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, poor | 7 ft691 kJwind from the east, 5 knots, offshore★ Best, good, best spot that day | 5 ft226 kJwind from the east-north-east, 17 knots, offshore, too small | 6 ft449 kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, fair | 5 ft388 kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, too small | 5 ft258 kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots, too small | 4 ft246 kJwind from the south-west, 11 knots, too small |
All readings for Ponta Dos Capelinhos: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
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).