Praia de Santa Bárbara (Areias) Surf Report & Forecast

Ribeira Seca, Portugal

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🌊 Surf Quality Timeline (Week)

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10:00 AM UTC
Surf Quality: FAIR
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🌊 Surf Quality Timeline

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🌬️ WIND

N
E
S
W
6
kt

🌊 SWELL

N
E
S
W
2
ft
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SWELL
HEIGHT
2ft
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SWELL
PERIOD
7s
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WIND GUSTS
5kt
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AIR TEMP
21°C
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SECONDARY
SWELL
0.8ft @
13s
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PRECIPITATION
0mm
SURF QUALITY
FAIR
Fair conditions - still worth a paddle. Sweet 2.0ft waves with mixed swell with very light winds Note: winds from S would be better.

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Thursday

Sep 24
FAIR3 good hours
🌊 1.8-2.6ft 💨 3-6kt 🌡️ 21-22°C
TimeQualitySwell HeightPeriodSwell DirWind SpeedWind DirGustsAir TempWater TempRain
12:00 AM
FAIR
2.6ft7sE5ktNE5kt21°C23°C0mm
1:00 AM
FAIR
2.5ft7sE5ktENE5kt21°C23°C0mm
2:00 AM
FAIR
2.5ft7sE6ktENE5kt21°C23°C0mm
3:00 AM
FAIR
2.4ft7sE6ktENE6kt21°C23°C0mm
4:00 AM
FAIR
2.3ft7sE5ktENE5kt21°C23°C0mm
5:00 AM
GOOD
2.3ft7sE5ktNE5kt21°C23°C0mm
6:00 AM
GOOD
2.2ft7sE5ktNE4kt21°C23°C0mm
7:00 AM
GOOD
2.2ft7sE5ktNE5kt21°C23°C0mm
8:00 AM
FAIR
2.1ft7sE5ktENE5kt21°C23°C0mm
9:00 AM
FAIR
2.1ft7sE6ktENE6kt21°C23°C0mm
10:00 AM
FAIR
2ft7sE6ktENE5kt21°C23°C0mm
11:00 AM
POOR
2ft7sE6ktENE5kt21°C23°C0mm
12:00 PM
POOR
1.9ft7sE6ktENE5kt22°C23°C0mm
1:00 PM
POOR
1.9ft7sE6ktENE5kt22°C23°C0mm
2:00 PM
POOR
1.9ft7sE6ktENE5kt22°C23°C0mm
3:00 PM
FAIR
1.9ft7sE5ktENE5kt22°C23°C0mm
4:00 PM
FAIR
1.9ft7sE5ktNE4kt22°C23°C0mm
5:00 PM
FAIR
1.9ft7sE4ktNE3kt22°C23°C0mm
6:00 PM
FAIR
1.8ft7sE4ktNNE3kt22°C23°C0mm
7:00 PM
FAIR
1.8ft7sE3ktNNE3kt22°C23°C0mm
8:00 PM
FAIR
1.8ft7sE3ktNNE3kt22°C23°C0mm
9:00 PM
FAIR
1.8ft7sE3ktNNE2kt22°C23°C0mm
10:00 PM
FAIR
1.8ft7sE3ktNNE2kt22°C23°C0mm
11:00 PM
FAIR
1.8ft7sE3ktNNE3kt22°C23°C0mm

Friday

Sep 25
POORCheck individual hours
🌊 1.0-1.7ft 💨 3-23kt 🌡️ 20-22°C

Saturday

Sep 26
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🌊 1.7-2.7ft 💨 10-21kt 🌡️ 21-21°C

Sunday

Sep 27
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🌊 0.7-1.9ft 💨 6-9kt 🌡️ 21-21°C

Monday

Sep 28
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🌊 0.5-7.3ft 💨 9-28kt 🌡️ 21-24°C

Tuesday

Sep 29
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🌊 1.0-2.9ft 💨 19-27kt 🌡️ 19-21°C

Wednesday

Sep 30
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🌊 0.7-2.6ft 💨 10-20kt 🌡️ 20-20°C

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions
Average Swell:1.7ft @ 7s
Wind Conditions:3-23kt NE
Water Temperature:23°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Praia de Santa Bárbara (Areias) on Ilha de São Miguel in the Azores is a long beach break that offers rideable surf with both lefts and rights over a primarily sandy bottom with some rock influence, making for varying wave shape depending on swell and sandbank formation. It tends to work best with north, northwest, and northeast swells and offshore winds from the south or southeast, which help clean up the faces, and it can hold surf across most tide levels. The break is one of the more popular and consistent spots on the north coast and can get crowded on good days compared with more remote Azores breaks. The best month to surf Praia de Santa Bárbara is January.

Best Swell Direction: NW
Bottom Type: Sand
Location: Village: Ribeira Seca | Country: Portugal | Postcode: 9600-219 | Road: EN 1-1ª | Full Address: EN 1-1ª, Ribeira Seca, Ribeira Grande, Açores, 9600-219, Portugal

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionN
Ideal Wind DirectionS

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