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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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.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: Intermediate Expert

Spot

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Wed 21

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Sat 24

Baia das Quatro Ribeiras15.8 kmabout 30 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft472 kJ

5 ft422 kJ

4 ft205 kJ

6 ft413 kJ

6 ft484 kJ

4 ft232 kJ

4 ft190 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Baia das Quatro Ribeiras, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	18, poor	4 ft13 shollow	472kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	24, poor	5 ft9 shollow	422kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	4 ft8 shollow	205kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 shollow	413kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	47, fair	6 ft9 shollow	484kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	56, good	4 ft9 shollow	232kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	67, good	4 ft9 shollow	190kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots, offshore	20°C

Baixa da Vila Nova8.7 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft429 kJ

5 ft395 kJ

4 ft204 kJ

6 ft424 kJ

5 ft477 kJ

4 ft256 kJ

4 ft199 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Baixa da Vila Nova, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	18, poor	4 ft13 shollow	429kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	25, poor	5 ft9 scrumbling	395kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	33, poor	4 ft8 smushy	204kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	13, poor	6 ft9 scrumbling	424kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	48, good	5 ft9 scrumbling	477kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	54, good	4 ft8 scrumbling	256kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot	21°C
Sat 24Oct	67, good	4 ft9 shollow	199kJ	wind from the south-east, 0 knots	21°C

Contendas9.6 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft477 kJ

5 ft261 kJ

5 ft232 kJ

4 ft93 kJ

3 ft153 kJ

3 ft85 kJ

2 ft64 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Contendas, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	44, fair	4 ft12 shollow	477kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	36, fair	5 ft7 shollow	261kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	35, poor	5 ft7 shollow	232kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	20°C
Wed 21Oct	34, poor	4 ft6 shollow	93kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	3 ft9 shollow	153kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	25, too small	3 ft8 shollow	85kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	2 ft8 shollow	64kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	21°C

Porto Martins5.3 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft345 kJ

5 ft199 kJ

5 ft235 kJ

5 ft135 kJ

3 ft178 kJ

3 ft108 kJ

3 ft107 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Porto Martins, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	27, too small	4 ft12 shollow	345kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	5 ft7 shollow	199kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	5 ft7 shollow	235kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	33, poor	5 ft6 smushy	135kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	26, too small	3 ft9 shollow	178kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	22°C
Fri 23Oct	23, too small	3 ft8 shollow	108kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	18, too small	3 ft8 shollow	107kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	20°C

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

5 ft614 kJ

5 ft288 kJ

5 ft258 kJ

5 ft278 kJ

5 ft356 kJ

4 ft213 kJ

4 ft206 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Praia da Vitoria, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	26, too small	5 ft12 ssoft	614kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	29, too small	5 ft7 smushy	288kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	5 ft7 smushy	258kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	26, too small	5 ft7 smushy	278kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	29, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	356kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	22°C
Fri 23Oct	25, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	213kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	21, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	206kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	20°C

Santa Catarina3 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft511 kJ

5 ft288 kJ

5 ft258 kJ

5 ft254 kJ

4 ft310 kJ

4 ft213 kJ

4 ft219 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Santa Catarina, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	40, fair	4 ft12 scrumbling	511kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	45, fair	5 ft7 smushy	288kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	34, poor	5 ft7 smushy	258kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	39, fair	5 ft8 smushy	254kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	52, good	4 ft9 ssoft	310kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots, offshore	22°C
Fri 23Oct	47, fair	4 ft8 ssoft	213kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	45, fair	4 ft9 ssoft	219kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots, offshore	20°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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Sat 24

Ponta do Queimado27.1 kmabout 50 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft514 kJ

5 ft407 kJ

4 ft156 kJ

6 ft414 kJ

5 ft320 kJ

4 ft231 kJ

4 ft226 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ponta do Queimado, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	19, poor	4 ft13 shollow	514kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	21°C
Mon 19Oct	27, poor	5 ft9 sslab	407kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	24, poor	4 ft8 smushy	156kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 shollow	414kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	40, fair	5 ft9 shollow	320kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	54, good	4 ft8 shollow	231kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	50, good	4 ft9 shollow	226kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 11 knots	20°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