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About Ribeira Grande

Ribeira Grande is a town in Azores, Portugal. From Ribeira Grande you can reach 6 surf spots and 1 dive site, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Praia Santa Barbara (Ribeira Grande), a surf spot 2.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 31 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.

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Staying in Ribeira Grande

31 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)

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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 Ribeira Grande. 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 the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Ribeira Grande each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

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.

Spot

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Areias2.6 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft555 kJ

5 ft197 kJ

7 ft502 kJ

5 ft467 kJ

5 ft278 kJ

5 ft411 kJ

3 ft162 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Areias, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	30, poor	5 ft11 shollow	555kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	5 ft7 shollow	197kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 shollow	502kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	5 ft9 shollow	467kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	53, good	5 ft8 shollow	278kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	56, good	5 ft10 shollow	411kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	20°C
Sun 25Oct	57, good	3 ft9 shollow	162kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots, offshore	21°C

Praia Santa Barbara (Ribeira Grande)2.2 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft555 kJ

5 ft197 kJ

7 ft502 kJ

5 ft467 kJ

5 ft278 kJ

5 ft411 kJ

3 ft162 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Praia Santa Barbara (Ribeira Grande), each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	30, poor	5 ft11 scrumbling	555kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	5 ft7 smushy	197kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 scrumbling	502kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	5 ft9 scrumbling	467kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	53, good	5 ft8 scrumbling	278kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	56, good	5 ft10 scrumbling	411kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	20°C
Sun 25Oct	57, good	3 ft9 scrumbling	162kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots, offshore	21°C

Praia Santana3.7 kmabout 10 min by car

5 ft555 kJ

5 ft197 kJ

7 ft502 kJ

5 ft467 kJ

5 ft278 kJ

5 ft411 kJ

3 ft162 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Praia Santana, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	30, poor	5 ft11 shollow	555kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	5 ft7 shollow	197kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 shollow	502kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	5 ft9 shollow	467kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	53, good	5 ft8 shollow	278kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	56, good	5 ft10 shollow	411kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	20°C
Sun 25Oct	57, good	3 ft9 shollow	162kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots, offshore	21°C

Rabo de Peixe5.7 kmabout 10 min by car

5 ft555 kJ

5 ft197 kJ

7 ft502 kJ

5 ft467 kJ

5 ft278 kJ

5 ft411 kJ

3 ft162 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Rabo de Peixe, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	30, poor	5 ft11 shollow	555kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	39, fair	5 ft7 shollow	197kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 shollow	502kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	5 ft9 shollow	467kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	53, good	5 ft8 shollow	278kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	56, good	5 ft10 shollow	411kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	20°C
Sun 25Oct	57, good	3 ft9 shollow	162kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots, offshore	21°C

Santa Iria4.2 kmabout 10 min by car

5 ft613 kJ

5 ft202 kJ

7 ft529 kJ

6 ft490 kJ

5 ft341 kJ

5 ft446 kJ

4 ft178 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Santa Iria, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	23, poor	5 ft11 shollow	613kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	35, poor	5 ft7 shollow	202kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 shollow	529kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	35, poor	6 ft9 shollow	490kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	47, fair	5 ft8 shollow	341kJ	wind from the north-west, 1 knot	20°C
Sat 24Oct	55, good	5 ft10 shollow	446kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Sun 25Oct	52, good	4 ft9 shollow	178kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots, offshore	21°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Ribeira 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).

Further out

This spot is more than 20 km from Ribeira Grande. 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

Praia dos Mosteiros27.8 kmabout 50 min by car

5 ft255 kJ

4 ft202 kJ

7 ft509 kJ

5 ft334 kJ

5 ft315 kJ

4 ft338 kJ

3 ft166 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Praia dos Mosteiros, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	46, fair	5 ft8 shollow	255kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	39, fair	4 ft8 shollow	202kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 shollow	509kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	47, fair	5 ft9 shollow	334kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	48, good	5 ft8 shollow	315kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	58, good	4 ft10 shollow	338kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	21°C
Sun 25Oct	35, poor	3 ft9 shollow	166kJ	wind from the south-west, 13 knots	22°C

Dive near Ribeira Grande

Santa Iria 2.8 km · stays here

Places to eat near Ribeira Grande

O CanadianoPizza · 0.2 km from the centre
AlabotePortuguese · 0.4 km from the centre
Pizza TimePizza · 0.4 km from the centre
Restaurante FariaPortuguese · 0.5 km from the centre
Sogrelhados/Pizzaria Take-Away Ribeira GrandePizza · 0.6 km from the centre
Restaurante A FamíliaChinese · 1.1 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

Ribeira Grande, Portugal

About Ribeira Grande

Staying in Ribeira Grande

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Where it is

Surf within 20 km

Further out

Dive near Ribeira Grande

Places to eat near Ribeira Grande