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 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 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

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Anjos5.8 kmabout 10 min by car

4 ft455 kJ

5 ft403 kJ

5 ft196 kJ

4 ft93 kJ

3 ft95 kJ

3 ft87 kJ

2 ft60 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Anjos, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	29, poor	4 ft13 smushy	455kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	13, poor	5 ft10 shollow	403kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 13 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	22, poor	5 ft7 smushy	196kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	53, good	4 ft6 shollow	93kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	43, fair	3 ft9 shollow	95kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	45, fair	3 ft8 shollow	87kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots, offshore	21°C
Sat 24Oct	34, too small	2 ft8 shollow	60kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	22°C

Praia Formosa4.3 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 6 ft+

4 ft432 kJ

6 ft377 kJ

5 ft265 kJ

3 ft72 kJ

3 ft170 kJ

3 ft97 kJ

2 ft77 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Praia Formosa, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	18, too small	4 ft13 shollow	432kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots, offshore	22°C
Mon 19Oct	32, poor	6 ft7 smushy	377kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	31, too small	5 ft7 smushy	265kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	13, too small	3 ft6 smushy	72kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	3 ft10 shollow	170kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	14, too small	3 ft8 shollow	97kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot	21°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	2 ft9 shollow	77kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	22°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

Vila do Porto, Portugal