Cobble beach, Fajãzinha, Flores, Azores, Portugal (PPL2-Enhanced) julesvernex2 — Near Fajã Grande, 2 km away. Photo: Jules Verne Times Two, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Fajã Grande

Fajã Grande is a town in Azores, Portugal. From Fajã Grande you can reach 1 surf spot. The nearest is Fajã Grande, a surf spot under 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 11 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is FLW, 11 km away.

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Staying in Fajã Grande

11 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: FLW, 11 km, HOR, 243 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 Fajã Grande.

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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.

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: Expert

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Fajã Grande0 kmabout 5 min by carExperts only

11 ft2725 kJ

7 ft652 kJ

6 ft299 kJ

6 ft372 kJ

4 ft147 kJ

4 ft176 kJ

4 ft203 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Fajã Grande, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	67, good	11 ft11 scrumbling	2,725kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	50, good	7 ft9 scrumbling	652kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	29, poor	6 ft7 smushy	299kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	19°C
Wed 21Oct	33, too small	6 ft8 scrumbling	372kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	4 ft7 smushy	147kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	18, too small	4 ft7 shollow	176kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	23°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	4 ft9 shollow	203kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	22°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Fajã Grande, 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 Fajã Grande

Restaurante MaresiaPortuguese · 0.5 km from the centre
Barraca Q'abanaPortuguese · 0.3 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

Fajã Grande, Portugal