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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 experts: 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 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 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 expertsUnder 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

5 ft623 kJ

5 ft561 kJ

5 ft265 kJ

6 ft422 kJ

6 ft562 kJ

5 ft320 kJ

4 ft248 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Areias, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	22, too small	5 ft13 shollow	623kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	33, too small	5 ft11 shollow	561kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	24, too small	5 ft7 shollow	265kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	47, fair	6 ft8 shollow	422kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	48, good	6 ft9 shollow	562kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	39, fair	5 ft8 shollow	320kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot, offshore	21°C
Sat 24Oct	37, fair	4 ft8 shollow	248kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	20°C

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

5 ft623 kJ

5 ft561 kJ

5 ft265 kJ

6 ft422 kJ

6 ft562 kJ

5 ft320 kJ

4 ft248 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Praia Santa Barbara (Ribeira Grande), each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	22, too small	5 ft13 shollow	623kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	33, too small	5 ft11 scrumbling	561kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	24, too small	5 ft7 smushy	265kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	47, fair	6 ft8 smushy	422kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	48, good	6 ft9 scrumbling	562kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	39, fair	5 ft8 scrumbling	320kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot, offshore	21°C
Sat 24Oct	37, fair	4 ft8 scrumbling	248kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	20°C

Praia Santana3.7 kmabout 10 min by car

5 ft623 kJ

5 ft561 kJ

5 ft265 kJ

6 ft422 kJ

6 ft562 kJ

5 ft320 kJ

4 ft248 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Praia Santana, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	22, too small	5 ft13 shollow	623kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	34, too small	5 ft11 shollow	561kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	25, too small	5 ft7 shollow	265kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	47, fair	6 ft8 shollow	422kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	48, good	6 ft9 shollow	562kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	39, fair	5 ft8 shollow	320kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot, offshore	21°C
Sat 24Oct	37, fair	4 ft8 shollow	248kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	20°C

Rabo de Peixe5.7 kmabout 10 min by car

5 ft623 kJ

5 ft561 kJ

5 ft265 kJ

6 ft422 kJ

6 ft562 kJ

5 ft320 kJ

4 ft248 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Rabo de Peixe, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	22, too small	5 ft13 shollow	623kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	34, too small	5 ft11 shollow	561kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	25, too small	5 ft7 shollow	265kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	46, fair	6 ft8 shollow	422kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	48, good	6 ft9 shollow	562kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	39, fair	5 ft8 shollow	320kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot, offshore	21°C
Sat 24Oct	37, fair	4 ft8 shollow	248kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	20°C

Santa Iria4.2 kmabout 10 min by car

5 ft658 kJ

6 ft373 kJ

5 ft251 kJ

6 ft425 kJ

6 ft587 kJ

5 ft337 kJ

5 ft299 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Santa Iria, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	22, too small	5 ft13 shollow	658kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	28, poor	6 ft8 shollow	373kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	24, too small	5 ft7 shollow	251kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	42, fair	6 ft8 shollow	425kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	46, fair	6 ft9 shollow	587kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	36, fair	5 ft8 shollow	337kJ	wind from the north-west, 1 knot	20°C
Sat 24Oct	39, fair	5 ft9 shollow	299kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots, offshore	20°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

5 ft687 kJ

5 ft584 kJ

4 ft173 kJ

6 ft394 kJ

5 ft353 kJ

5 ft308 kJ

5 ft274 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Praia dos Mosteiros, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	24, too small	5 ft12 shollow	687kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	35, too small	5 ft11 shollow	584kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	13, too small	4 ft7 shollow	173kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	48, good	6 ft8 shollow	394kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	42, fair	5 ft9 shollow	353kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	35, too small	5 ft8 shollow	308kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	31, too small	5 ft8 shollow	274kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	21°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