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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 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 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

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Areias2.6 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft393 kJ

5 ft561 kJ

4 ft162 kJ

5 ft320 kJ

5 ft433 kJ

4 ft197 kJ

4 ft247 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Areias, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	49, good	3 ft13 shollow	393kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	19, poor	5 ft11 shollow	561kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	4 ft7 shollow	162kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	29, poor	5 ft9 shollow	320kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	27, poor	5 ft9 shollow	433kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	56, good	4 ft9 shollow	197kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	21°C
Sat 24Oct	62, good	4 ft9 shollow	247kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	20°C

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

3 ft393 kJ

5 ft561 kJ

4 ft162 kJ

5 ft320 kJ

5 ft433 kJ

4 ft197 kJ

4 ft247 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Praia Santa Barbara (Ribeira Grande), each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	49, good	3 ft13 shollow	393kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	19, poor	5 ft11 smushy	561kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	4 ft7 smushy	162kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	29, poor	5 ft9 scrumbling	320kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	27, poor	5 ft9 scrumbling	433kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	56, good	4 ft9 scrumbling	197kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	21°C
Sat 24Oct	62, good	4 ft9 scrumbling	247kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	20°C

Praia Santana3.7 kmabout 10 min by car

3 ft393 kJ

5 ft561 kJ

4 ft162 kJ

5 ft320 kJ

5 ft433 kJ

4 ft197 kJ

4 ft247 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Praia Santana, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	48, good	3 ft13 shollow	393kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	19, poor	5 ft11 shollow	561kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	4 ft7 shollow	162kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	29, poor	5 ft9 shollow	320kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	27, poor	5 ft9 shollow	433kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	56, good	4 ft9 shollow	197kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	21°C
Sat 24Oct	62, good	4 ft9 shollow	247kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	20°C

Rabo de Peixe5.7 kmabout 10 min by car

3 ft393 kJ

5 ft561 kJ

4 ft162 kJ

5 ft320 kJ

5 ft433 kJ

4 ft197 kJ

4 ft247 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Rabo de Peixe, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	48, good	3 ft13 shollow	393kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	19, poor	5 ft11 shollow	561kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	39, fair	4 ft7 shollow	162kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	29, poor	5 ft9 shollow	320kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	27, poor	5 ft9 shollow	433kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	56, good	4 ft9 shollow	197kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	21°C
Sat 24Oct	62, good	4 ft9 shollow	247kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	20°C

Santa Iria4.2 kmabout 10 min by car

4 ft429 kJ

5 ft624 kJ

4 ft162 kJ

5 ft381 kJ

6 ft459 kJ

4 ft206 kJ

5 ft298 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Santa Iria, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	39, fair	4 ft13 shollow	429kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	14, poor	5 ft11 shollow	624kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	4 ft7 shollow	162kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	23, poor	5 ft9 shollow	381kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 0 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	22, poor	6 ft9 shollow	459kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	52, good	4 ft9 shollow	206kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	58, good	5 ft9 shollow	298kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	19°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

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Praia dos Mosteiros27.8 kmabout 50 min by car

3 ft326 kJ

5 ft303 kJ

4 ft163 kJ

6 ft381 kJ

5 ft353 kJ

4 ft197 kJ

5 ft274 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Praia dos Mosteiros, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	51, good	3 ft13 shollow	326kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	45, fair	5 ft8 shollow	303kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	35, poor	4 ft7 shollow	163kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	13, poor	6 ft8 shollow	381kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	27, poor	5 ft9 shollow	353kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	53, good	4 ft8 shollow	197kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	55, good	5 ft8 shollow	274kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	20°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