Fajã Grande, Portugal

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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 experts: 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 expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them.

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.

Surf spots within 20 km of Fajã Grande: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Fajã Grande0 kmabout 5 min by car7 ft646 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, good8 ft534 kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore, fair6 ft399 kJwind from the south, 7 knots, too small5 ft194 kJwind from the west, 6 knots, too small5 ft197 kJwind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, too small4 ft284 kJwind from the south-west, 9 knots, too small7 ft669 kJwind from the south-west, 15 knots, poor
All readings for Fajã Grande: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Fajã Grande, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct49, good7 ft9 scrumbling646kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots21°C
Tue 20Oct36, fair8 ft7 smushy534kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore19°C
Wed 21Oct33, too small6 ft8 scrumbling399kJwind from the south, 7 knots22°C
Thu 22Oct20, too small5 ft7 smushy194kJwind from the west, 6 knots23°C
Fri 23Oct21, too small5 ft7 smushy197kJwind from the west-south-west, 6 knots23°C
Sat 24Oct13, too small4 ft10 shollow284kJwind from the south-west, 9 knots22°C
Sun 25Oct11, poor7 ft8 smushy669kJwind from the south-west, 15 knots23°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