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Surf Quality:

Current Conditions

Fair conditions - still worth a paddle. Tiny waves under 1ft with quality 10s ground swell but pretty windy at 13kt Note: winds from SE would be better.

🌬️ WIND

13
kt

🌊 SWELL

0.8
ft

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Swell Height

0.8ft

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Swell Period

10s

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Wind Speed

13kt

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Air Temp

21°C

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Wind Gusts

--kt

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Precipitation

0mm

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📍 Local Knowledge

Ribeira Grande on Ilha de São Miguel in the Azores is a fairly exposed beach break that offers consistent surf year-round. It works best with north to north-northwest swells and offshore winds from the southeast, picking up a mix of local windswells and longer-period groundswells. The beach produces both lefts and rights and is rarely crowded, even when conditions are good. The best month to surf Ribeira Grande is February, when winter swells and offshore winds most reliably combine for clean, rideable waves.

Best Swell: NW

Bottom: Sand and Reef

Ideal Conditions

Swell: NNW

Wind: SE

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