Vila do Porto, Portugal

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About Vila do Porto

Vila do Porto is a town in Azores, Portugal. From Vila do Porto you can reach 2 surf spots. The nearest is Praia Formosa, a surf spot 4.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 5 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.

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Staying in Vila do Porto

  • 5 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 Vila do Porto.

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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 Vila do Porto 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

Surf spots within 20 km of Vila do Porto: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Anjos5.8 kmabout 10 min by car3 ft283 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, poor5 ft403 kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots, poor5 ft223 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, poor4 ft93 kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day3 ft156 kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, fair3 ft87 kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, fair2 ft67 kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots, too small
All readings for Anjos: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Anjos, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct29, poor3 ft13 shollow283kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots21°C
Mon 19Oct8, poor5 ft10 smushy403kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots20°C
Tue 20Oct19, poor5 ft7 shollow223kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots21°C
Wed 21Oct53, good4 ft6 shollow93kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, offshore21°C
Thu 22Oct42, fair3 ft10 shollow156kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct45, fair3 ft8 shollow87kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots21°C
Sat 24Oct34, too small2 ft9 shollow67kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots21°C
Praia Formosa4.3 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 6 ft+4 ft432 kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, offshore, too small for experts6 ft377 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, offshore, poor for experts5 ft265 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, offshore, too small for experts3 ft68 kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, too small for experts3 ft170 kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, too small for experts3 ft97 kJwind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, too small for experts2 ft77 kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, offshore, too small for experts
All readings for Praia Formosa: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Praia Formosa, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct18, too small4 ft13 shollow432kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, offshore21°C
Mon 19Oct35, poor6 ft7 smushy377kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, offshore20°C
Tue 20Oct31, too small5 ft7 smushy265kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, offshore21°C
Wed 21Oct12, too small3 ft6 smushy68kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots21°C
Thu 22Oct16, too small3 ft10 shollow170kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct14, too small3 ft8 shollow97kJwind from the west-north-west, 3 knots21°C
Sat 24Oct11, too small2 ft9 shollow77kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, offshore21°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Vila do Porto, 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).

Places to eat near Vila do Porto

  • Clube Naval de Santa Maria0.3 km from the centre
  • Mesa d'Oito0.4 km from the centre
  • Central Pub0.6 km from the centre
  • Restaurante "Os Marienses"Portuguese · 0.8 km from the centre
  • Grill & Take Away DufogoBarbecue · 1.0 km from the centre
  • O Descobridor0.1 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