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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 beginners: 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 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 Ribeira Grande each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

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

Spot

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Sun 25

Areias2.6 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft561 kJ

5 ft208 kJ

5 ft320 kJ

5 ft433 kJ

4 ft197 kJ

4 ft247 kJ

3 ft148 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Areias, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	20, poor	5 ft11 shollow	561kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	5 ft7 shollow	208kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	30, poor	5 ft9 shollow	320kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	25, poor	5 ft9 shollow	433kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	56, good	4 ft9 shollow	197kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	63, good	4 ft9 shollow	247kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	20°C
Sun 25Oct	63, good	3 ft8 shollow	148kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots, offshore	21°C

Praia Santa Barbara (Ribeira Grande)2.2 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft561 kJ

5 ft208 kJ

5 ft320 kJ

5 ft433 kJ

4 ft197 kJ

4 ft247 kJ

3 ft148 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Praia Santa Barbara (Ribeira Grande), each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	20, poor	5 ft11 scrumbling	561kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	5 ft7 smushy	208kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	30, poor	5 ft9 scrumbling	320kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	25, poor	5 ft9 scrumbling	433kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	56, good	4 ft9 scrumbling	197kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	63, good	4 ft9 scrumbling	247kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	20°C
Sun 25Oct	63, good	3 ft8 scrumbling	148kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots, offshore	21°C

Praia Santana3.7 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft561 kJ

5 ft208 kJ

5 ft320 kJ

5 ft433 kJ

4 ft197 kJ

4 ft247 kJ

3 ft143 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Praia Santana, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	20, poor	5 ft11 shollow	561kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	5 ft7 shollow	208kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	30, poor	5 ft9 shollow	320kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	25, poor	5 ft9 shollow	433kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	56, good	4 ft9 shollow	197kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	63, good	4 ft9 shollow	247kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	20°C
Sun 25Oct	63, good	3 ft8 shollow	143kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots, offshore	21°C

Rabo de Peixe5.7 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft561 kJ

5 ft208 kJ

5 ft320 kJ

5 ft433 kJ

4 ft197 kJ

4 ft247 kJ

3 ft143 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Rabo de Peixe, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	20, poor	5 ft11 shollow	561kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	5 ft7 shollow	208kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	29, poor	5 ft9 shollow	320kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	25, poor	5 ft9 shollow	433kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	56, good	4 ft9 shollow	197kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	63, good	4 ft9 shollow	247kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	20°C
Sun 25Oct	62, good	3 ft8 shollow	143kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots, offshore	21°C

Santa Iria4.2 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft624 kJ

5 ft208 kJ

5 ft381 kJ

5 ft385 kJ

4 ft206 kJ

5 ft298 kJ

4 ft163 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Santa Iria, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	15, poor	5 ft11 shollow	624kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	35, poor	5 ft7 shollow	208kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	23, poor	5 ft9 shollow	381kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	21, poor	5 ft9 shollow	385kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	50, good	4 ft9 shollow	206kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	59, good	5 ft9 shollow	298kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Sun 25Oct	56, good	4 ft8 shollow	163kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Spot

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Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Praia dos Mosteiros27.8 kmabout 50 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft303 kJ

4 ft173 kJ

6 ft381 kJ

5 ft353 kJ

4 ft197 kJ

4 ft233 kJ

3 ft139 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Praia dos Mosteiros, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	45, fair	5 ft8 shollow	303kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	4 ft7 shollow	173kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	13, poor	6 ft8 shollow	381kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	5 ft9 shollow	353kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	50, good	4 ft8 shollow	197kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	58, good	4 ft8 shollow	233kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots	21°C
Sun 25Oct	39, fair	3 ft8 shollow	139kJ	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