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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 experts: 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 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 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 expertsUnder 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

Baia das Quatro Ribeiras15.8 kmabout 30 min by car

7 ft753 kJ

6 ft303 kJ

6 ft492 kJ

5 ft388 kJ

5 ft313 kJ

5 ft428 kJ

3 ft132 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Baia das Quatro Ribeiras, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	46, fair	7 ft10 shollow	753kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	19, too small	6 ft7 shollow	303kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	55, good	6 ft8 shollow	492kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	5 ft9 shollow	388kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	42, fair	5 ft8 shollow	313kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots, offshore	21°C
Sat 24Oct	45, fair	5 ft9 shollow	428kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots, offshore	20°C
Sun 25Oct	20, too small	3 ft9 shollow	132kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots, offshore	21°C

Baixa da Vila Nova8.7 kmabout 15 min by car

6 ft716 kJ

4 ft217 kJ

6 ft482 kJ

5 ft364 kJ

5 ft317 kJ

5 ft428 kJ

3 ft130 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Baixa da Vila Nova, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	45, fair	6 ft10 scrumbling	716kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	4 ft8 smushy	217kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	53, good	6 ft8 scrumbling	482kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	5 ft9 scrumbling	364kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	41, fair	5 ft8 scrumbling	317kJ	wind from the south-west, 1 knot, offshore	21°C
Sat 24Oct	45, fair	5 ft9 scrumbling	428kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots, offshore	21°C
Sun 25Oct	19, too small	3 ft9 shollow	130kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots, offshore	21°C

Santa Catarina3 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft247 kJ

5 ft238 kJ

6 ft323 kJ

5 ft330 kJ

4 ft219 kJ

5 ft330 kJ

2 ft87 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Santa Catarina, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	28, too small	5 ft7 smushy	247kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	20, too small	5 ft8 smushy	238kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	30, 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, offshore	22°C
Fri 23Oct	25, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	219kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore	21°C
Sat 24Oct	32, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	330kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots, offshore	20°C
Sun 25Oct	6, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	87kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	21°C

Praia da Vitoria0.5 kmabout 5 min by car

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	Score for experts	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

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 expert surfers at Porto Martins, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	24, too small	5 ft7 shollow	232kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	22, too small	5 ft7 shollow	226kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	22, too small	5 ft6 smushy	132kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	3 ft9 shollow	169kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	22°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	3 ft8 shollow	117kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	3 ft9 shollow	149kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	20°C
Sun 25Oct	4, too small	2 ft9 shollow	41kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	21°C

Contendas9.6 kmabout 20 min by car

5 ft226 kJ

5 ft162 kJ

3 ft144 kJ

3 ft104 kJ

2 ft97 kJ

2 ft41 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Contendas, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	19, too small	5 ft7 shollow	226kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	18, too small	5 ft7 shollow	226kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	20°C
Wed 21Oct	17, too small	5 ft6 shollow	162kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	3 ft9 shollow	144kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	3 ft8 shollow	104kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	7, too small	2 ft11 shollow	97kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	21°C
Sun 25Oct	1, too small	2 ft8 smushy	41kJ	wind from the south-west, 18 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

6 ft716 kJ

6 ft294 kJ

7 ft483 kJ

5 ft286 kJ

5 ft294 kJ

5 ft417 kJ

3 ft130 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Ponta do Queimado, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	48, good	6 ft10 sslab	716kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	12, too small	6 ft7 shollow	294kJ	wind from the north-east, 17 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	55, good	7 ft8 shollow	483kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	30, too small	5 ft8 shollow	286kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	38, fair	5 ft8 shollow	294kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	34, too small	5 ft9 sslab	417kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	20°C
Sun 25Oct	9, too small	3 ft8 shollow	130kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 15 knots	21°C

Places to eat near Praia da Vitória (Santa Cruz)

GinsuSushi · 0.2 km from the centre
Restaurante O PescadorPortuguese · 0.6 km from the centre
Sabores Caseiros da LiPortuguese · 0.7 km from the centre
Adega do FadoPortuguese · 0.8 km from the centre
Restaurante Cervejaria Tropical PointPortuguese · 0.8 km from the centre
Make Me Nuts0.3 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

Praia da Vitória (Santa Cruz), Portugal

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Where it is

Surf within 20 km

Further out

Places to eat near Praia da Vitória (Santa Cruz)