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About São Tomé

São Tomé is a town in São Tomé, Sao Tome and Principe. From São Tomé you can reach 6 surf spots, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Hotels, a surf spot 1.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 23 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is TMS, 5 km away.

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Staying in São Tomé

23 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: TMS, 5 km, PCP, 165 km, POG, 253 km

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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 São Tomé. 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 the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in São Tomé each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for São Tomé too.

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

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

alfonsita16.5 kmabout 30 min by car

4 ft260 kJ

3 ft96 kJ

3 ft140 kJ

4 ft135 kJ

4 ft209 kJ

4 ft130 kJ

3 ft87 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at alfonsita, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	57, good	4 ft9 scrumbling	260kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	50, good	3 ft7 smushy	96kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	49, good	3 ft9 scrumbling	140kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	51, good	4 ft7 smushy	135kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	57, good	4 ft8 smushy	209kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	48, good	4 ft7 smushy	130kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	34, poor	3 ft7 smushy	87kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	26°C

Antenas5.7 kmabout 10 min by car

4 ft280 kJ

3 ft129 kJ

3 ft177 kJ

3 ft137 kJ

4 ft173 kJ

3 ft119 kJ

3 ft74 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Antenas, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	52, good	4 ft10 shollow	280kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	31, too small	3 ft8 shollow	129kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	30, too small	3 ft11 shollow	177kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	33, too small	3 ft9 shollow	137kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	44, fair	4 ft8 shollow	173kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	35, poor	3 ft8 shollow	119kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	26, too small	3 ft7 shollow	74kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots	27°C

Sete Ondas15.5 kmabout 30 min by car

4 ft260 kJ

3 ft137 kJ

3 ft140 kJ

4 ft135 kJ

4 ft209 kJ

4 ft130 kJ

3 ft87 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sete Ondas, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	50, good	4 ft9 scrumbling	260kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	48, good	3 ft9 shollow	137kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	46, fair	3 ft9 scrumbling	140kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	50, good	4 ft7 smushy	135kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	45, fair	4 ft8 smushy	209kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	41, fair	4 ft7 smushy	130kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	28, poor	3 ft7 smushy	87kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots	26°C

Hotels1.4 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

3 ft156 kJ

3 ft95 kJ

2 ft95 kJ

3 ft83 kJ

3 ft126 kJ

3 ft87 kJ

2 ft54 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Hotels, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	18, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	156kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	10, too small	3 ft9 smushy	95kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	9, too small	2 ft11 ssoft	95kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	3 ft8 smushy	83kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	126kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	3 ft8 smushy	87kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	2 ft7 smushy	54kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots	27°C

Praia Melão3.9 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

3 ft156 kJ

3 ft84 kJ

2 ft95 kJ

3 ft83 kJ

3 ft126 kJ

3 ft87 kJ

2 ft54 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Praia Melão, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	18, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	156kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	12, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	84kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	11, too small	2 ft11 ssoft	95kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	3 ft8 smushy	83kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	126kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots, offshore	26°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	3 ft8 smushy	87kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	2 ft7 smushy	54kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots	27°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of São Tomé, 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 São Tomé. 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

porto alegre40.3 kmabout 1h 15 by car

5 ft342 kJ

4 ft177 kJ

4 ft293 kJ

4 ft231 kJ

5 ft264 kJ

4 ft110 kJ

3 ft109 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at porto alegre, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	46, fair	5 ft9 shollow	342kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	61, good	4 ft8 shollow	177kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	62, good	4 ft10 shollow	293kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	55, good	4 ft8 shollow	231kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	43, fair	5 ft8 shollow	264kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	47, fair	4 ft7 shollow	110kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	31, poor	3 ft8 shollow	109kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	27°C

Places to eat near São Tomé

O Pirata RestauranteSeafood · 0.7 km from the centre
Mamma MargueritaPizza · 0.2 km from the centre
90 Graus Esplanada BarPizza · 0.6 km from the centre
丹清雅居DanForever RestaurantChinese · 0.6 km from the centre
Le Baron0.8 km from the centre
Príncipe1.3 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