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About Praia da Vitória (Santa Cruz)

Praia da Vitória (Santa Cruz) is a town in Azores, Portugal. From Praia da Vitória (Santa Cruz) you can reach 7 surf spots, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Praia da Vitoria, a surf spot 0.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 14 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is TER, 4 km away.

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Staying in Praia da Vitória (Santa Cruz)

14 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: TER, 4 km, GRW, 93 km, SJZ, 97 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 Praia da Vitória (Santa Cruz). Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate 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 Praia da Vitória (Santa Cruz) each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Praia da Vitória (Santa Cruz) too.

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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

Spot

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Santa Catarina3 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft247 kJ

5 ft238 kJ

5 ft285 kJ

5 ft330 kJ

4 ft219 kJ

4 ft318 kJ

2 ft87 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Santa Catarina, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	46, fair	5 ft7 smushy	247kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	34, poor	5 ft8 smushy	238kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	37, fair	5 ft8 ssoft	285kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	52, good	5 ft9 ssoft	330kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot, offshore	22°C
Fri 23Oct	49, good	4 ft8 ssoft	219kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore	21°C
Sat 24Oct	59, good	4 ft10 ssoft	318kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots, offshore	20°C
Sun 25Oct	11, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	87kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	21°C

Baixa da Vila Nova8.7 kmabout 15 min by car

5 ft338 kJ

4 ft217 kJ

6 ft482 kJ

5 ft364 kJ

5 ft258 kJ

5 ft354 kJ

3 ft130 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Baixa da Vila Nova, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	25, poor	5 ft9 scrumbling	338kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	34, poor	4 ft8 smushy	217kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 scrumbling	482kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	47, fair	5 ft9 scrumbling	364kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	51, good	5 ft8 smushy	258kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot	21°C
Sat 24Oct	58, good	5 ft9 scrumbling	354kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots, offshore	21°C
Sun 25Oct	47, fair	3 ft9 shollow	130kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots, offshore	21°C

Baia das Quatro Ribeiras15.8 kmabout 30 min by car

5 ft344 kJ

4 ft212 kJ

6 ft492 kJ

5 ft305 kJ

5 ft313 kJ

5 ft428 kJ

3 ft132 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Baia das Quatro Ribeiras, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	24, poor	5 ft9 shollow	344kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	4 ft8 shollow	212kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 shollow	492kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	46, fair	5 ft8 shollow	305kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	51, good	5 ft8 shollow	313kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots, offshore	21°C
Sat 24Oct	57, good	5 ft9 shollow	428kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots, offshore	20°C
Sun 25Oct	48, good	3 ft9 shollow	132kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots, offshore	21°C

Contendas9.6 kmabout 20 min by car

5 ft226 kJ

4 ft102 kJ

3 ft144 kJ

3 ft104 kJ

2 ft97 kJ

2 ft41 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Contendas, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	5 ft7 shollow	226kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	34, poor	5 ft7 shollow	226kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	20°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	4 ft6 shollow	102kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	3 ft9 shollow	144kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	27, too small	3 ft8 shollow	104kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	2 ft11 shollow	97kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	21°C
Sun 25Oct	2, too small	2 ft8 smushy	41kJ	wind from the south-west, 18 knots	21°C

Porto Martins5.3 kmabout 10 min by car

5 ft232 kJ

5 ft226 kJ

5 ft132 kJ

3 ft169 kJ

3 ft117 kJ

3 ft149 kJ

2 ft41 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Porto Martins, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	33, poor	5 ft7 shollow	232kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	34, poor	5 ft7 shollow	226kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	32, poor	5 ft6 smushy	132kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	25, too small	3 ft9 shollow	169kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	22°C
Fri 23Oct	24, too small	3 ft8 shollow	117kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	23, too small	3 ft9 shollow	149kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	20°C
Sun 25Oct	5, too small	2 ft9 shollow	41kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	21°C

Praia da Vitoria0.5 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

5 ft247 kJ

5 ft238 kJ

6 ft323 kJ

5 ft330 kJ

4 ft219 kJ

4 ft304 kJ

2 ft87 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Praia da Vitoria, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	27, too small	5 ft7 smushy	247kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	24, too small	5 ft8 smushy	238kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	28, too small	6 ft8 smushy	323kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	27, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	330kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	22°C
Fri 23Oct	25, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	219kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	26, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	304kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	20°C
Sun 25Oct	6, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	87kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	21°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Praia da Vitória (Santa Cruz), 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).

Further out

This spot is more than 20 km from Praia da Vitória (Santa Cruz). It is the nearest town with beds, so it stays here.

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.

Spot

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Ponta do Queimado27.1 kmabout 50 min by car

4 ft296 kJ

3 ft158 kJ

7 ft483 kJ

5 ft286 kJ

5 ft241 kJ

5 ft417 kJ