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Praia de Santa Bárbara (Areias) Surf Report & Forecast

Name: Praia de Santa Bárbara (Areias)
Address: Ribeira Seca, Portugal

Ribeira Seca, Portugal

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Current Surf Conditions at Praia de Santa Bárbara (Areias)

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Surf Quality: FAIR

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🌬️ WIND

14
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🌊 SWELL

0.8
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HEIGHT

0.8ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

11s

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WIND GUSTS

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AIR TEMP

21°C

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0mm

SURF QUALITY

Fair conditions - still worth a paddle. Tiny waves under 1ft with quality 11s ground swell but pretty windy at 14kt Note: winds from S would be better.

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Sunday

Aug 9

FAIR4 good hours

🌊 0.4-0.9ft 💨 9-17kt 🌡️ 13-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
2:52 AM	GOOD	0.4ft	10s	SW	9kt	NW	—kt	25°C	19°C	3mm
3:52 AM	POOR	0.6ft	10s	SW	12kt	WSW	—kt	27°C	19°C	0mm
4:52 AM	GOOD	0.6ft	11s	SW	9kt	WSW	13kt	28°C	20°C	0mm
5:52 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	8s	SW	11kt	W	—kt	29°C	19°C	0mm
6:52 AM	POOR	0.5ft	12s	SW	12kt	SW	—kt	29°C	19°C	0mm
7:52 AM	GOOD	0.7ft	10s	SW	11kt	NW	16kt	29°C	20°C	0mm
8:52 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	9s	SW	13kt	WSW	18kt	28°C	20°C	0mm
9:52 AM	GOOD	0.7ft	12s	SW	10kt	WNW	—kt	27°C	21°C	0mm
10:52 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	12s	SW	13kt	SW	18kt	25°C	21°C	0mm
11:52 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	10s	SW	11kt	WSW	—kt	23°C	19°C	0mm
12:52 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	11s	SW	14kt	WNW	—kt	21°C	20°C	0mm
1:52 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	9s	SW	14kt	WSW	—kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
2:52 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	9s	SW	14kt	NW	—kt	17°C	20°C	2mm
3:52 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	12s	SW	13kt	WSW	18kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
4:52 PM	POOR	0.9ft	11s	SW	16kt	NW	—kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
5:52 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	11s	SW	12kt	WSW	17kt	13°C	19°C	0mm
6:52 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	9s	SW	13kt	WNW	18kt	13°C	19°C	0mm
7:52 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	12s	SW	13kt	W	18kt	13°C	19°C	0mm
8:52 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	9s	SW	14kt	SW	19kt	14°C	19°C	0mm
9:52 PM	POOR	0.8ft	11s	SW	16kt	WSW	—kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
10:52 PM	POOR	0.8ft	12s	SW	17kt	WNW	24kt	17°C	21°C	0mm
11:52 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	9s	SW	13kt	W	—kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
12:52 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	9s	SW	14kt	NW	20kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
1:52 AM	POOR	0.7ft	11s	SW	16kt	NW	22kt	23°C	20°C	2mm

Monday

Aug 10

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.1-0.7ft 💨 13-18kt 🌡️ 13-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
2:52 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	10s	SW	16kt	WSW	—kt	25°C	19°C	0mm
3:52 AM	POOR	0.7ft	11s	SW	16kt	WNW	—kt	27°C	20°C	0mm
4:52 AM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	SW	16kt	WSW	22kt	28°C	19°C	0mm
5:52 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	10s	SW	14kt	WSW	—kt	29°C	19°C	0mm
6:52 AM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	SW	14kt	WNW	20kt	29°C	21°C	0mm
7:52 AM	POOR	0.5ft	12s	SW	18kt	NW	25kt	29°C	21°C	0mm
8:52 AM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	SW	16kt	WNW	22kt	28°C	19°C	2mm
9:52 AM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	SW	14kt	WSW	20kt	27°C	19°C	0mm
10:52 AM	POOR	0.4ft	11s	SW	16kt	W	22kt	25°C	18°C	0mm
11:52 AM	POOR	0.5ft	11s	SW	15kt	WNW	—kt	23°C	20°C	0mm
12:52 PM	POOR	0.5ft	12s	SW	15kt	WSW	—kt	21°C	20°C	0mm
1:52 PM	POOR	0.4ft	11s	SW	17kt	W	—kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
2:52 PM	POOR	0.4ft	12s	SW	16kt	WNW	—kt	17°C	21°C	0mm
3:52 PM	POOR	0.3ft	8s	SW	18kt	NW	25kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
4:52 PM	POOR	0.3ft	11s	SW	14kt	WSW	20kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
5:52 PM	POOR	0.4ft	10s	SW	17kt	SW	—kt	13°C	21°C	0mm
6:52 PM	POOR	0.2ft	12s	SW	16kt	W	23kt	13°C	20°C	0mm
7:52 PM	POOR	0.3ft	8s	SW	16kt	WNW	—kt	13°C	20°C	0mm
8:52 PM	POOR	0.2ft	10s	SW	16kt	W	—kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
9:52 PM	POOR	0.2ft	9s	SW	16kt	WNW	—kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
10:52 PM	POOR	0.3ft	11s	SW	14kt	NW	—kt	17°C	20°C	1mm
11:52 PM	POOR	0.3ft	12s	SW	13kt	WSW	—kt	19°C	21°C	1mm
12:52 AM	POOR	0.1ft	10s	SW	14kt	WNW	19kt	21°C	21°C	1mm
1:52 AM	POOR	0.1ft	8s	SW	16kt	WNW	—kt	23°C	20°C	0mm

Tuesday

Aug 11

POOR2 excellent hours

🌊 0.1-0.8ft 💨 7-15kt 🌡️ 13-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
2:52 AM	POOR	0.2ft	10s	SW	12kt	WSW	17kt	25°C	21°C	0mm
3:52 AM	POOR	0.2ft	8s	SW	12kt	W	—kt	27°C	21°C	0mm
4:52 AM	POOR	0.1ft	11s	SW	14kt	WSW	—kt	28°C	20°C	0mm
5:52 AM	POOR	0.2ft	9s	SW	13kt	WNW	18kt	29°C	21°C	0mm
6:52 AM	POOR	0.2ft	10s	SW	15kt	W	21kt	29°C	18°C	3mm
7:52 AM	POOR	0.3ft	8s	SW	14kt	NW	—kt	29°C	20°C	0mm
8:52 AM	POOR	0.2ft	8s	SW	14kt	WSW	20kt	28°C	19°C	0mm
9:52 AM	POOR	0.2ft	10s	SW	14kt	W	19kt	27°C	20°C	2mm
10:52 AM	POOR	0.3ft	12s	SW	13kt	NW	18kt	25°C	19°C	0mm
11:52 AM	POOR	0.4ft	12s	SW	12kt	WSW	17kt	23°C	20°C	0mm
12:52 PM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	SW	13kt	SW	—kt	21°C	19°C	0mm
1:52 PM	POOR	0.4ft	10s	SW	13kt	W	—kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
2:52 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	9s	SW	10kt	W	14kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
3:52 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	12s	SW	9kt	NW	—kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
4:52 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	10s	SW	10kt	SW	—kt	14°C	19°C	0mm
5:52 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	11s	SW	12kt	WSW	16kt	13°C	18°C	0mm
6:52 PM	POOR	0.6ft	11s	SW	11kt	W	—kt	13°C	18°C	0mm
7:52 PM	GOOD	0.6ft	8s	SW	9kt	NW	13kt	13°C	19°C	0mm
8:52 PM	GOOD	0.7ft	11s	SW	9kt	WNW	12kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
9:52 PM	EXCELLENT	0.7ft	10s	SW	7kt	NW	10kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
10:52 PM	EXCELLENT	0.7ft	9s	SW	8kt	WSW	11kt	17°C	21°C	0mm
11:52 PM	GOOD	0.7ft	11s	SW	10kt	W	14kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
12:52 AM	GOOD	0.8ft	12s	SW	10kt	W	—kt	21°C	20°C	0mm
1:52 AM	GOOD	0.7ft	11s	SW	7kt	WSW	—kt	23°C	18°C	0mm

Wednesday

Aug 12

GOOD11 excellent hours

🌊 0.4-0.9ft 💨 3-8kt 🌡️ 13-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
2:52 AM	GOOD	0.8ft	11s	SW	8kt	WSW	11kt	25°C	18°C	0mm
3:52 AM	GOOD	0.8ft	8s	SW	8kt	WNW	—kt	27°C	20°C	1mm
4:52 AM	GOOD	0.9ft	10s	SW	6kt	WNW	8kt	28°C	18°C	0mm
5:52 AM	GOOD	0.7ft	10s	SW	8kt	WSW	12kt	29°C	19°C	0mm
6:52 AM	GOOD	0.9ft	8s	SW	8kt	WSW	—kt	29°C	19°C	0mm
7:52 AM	GOOD	0.9ft	10s	SW	6kt	WNW	9kt	29°C	18°C	0mm
8:52 AM	GOOD	0.8ft	9s	SW	8kt	SW	11kt	28°C	19°C	0mm
9:52 AM	EXCELLENT	0.7ft	12s	SW	5kt	WNW	6kt	27°C	19°C	0mm
10:52 AM	EXCELLENT	0.9ft	9s	SW	7kt	WNW	10kt	25°C	19°C	0mm
11:52 AM	EXCELLENT	0.7ft	11s	SW	3kt	W	—kt	23°C	19°C	0mm
12:52 PM	EXCELLENT	0.8ft	9s	SW	3kt	W	5kt	21°C	19°C	0mm
1:52 PM	EXCELLENT	0.8ft	9s	SW	3kt	NW	5kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
2:52 PM	EXCELLENT	0.8ft	9s	SW	4kt	NW	—kt	17°C	21°C	0mm
3:52 PM	EXCELLENT	0.8ft	9s	SW	7kt	WSW	—kt	15°C	21°C	0mm
4:52 PM	EXCELLENT	0.7ft	10s	SW	3kt	WSW	5kt	14°C	19°C	0mm
5:52 PM	EXCELLENT	0.8ft	11s	SW	4kt	WSW	—kt	13°C	18°C	0mm
6:52 PM	EXCELLENT	0.7ft	10s	SW	3kt	WSW	4kt	13°C	20°C	0mm
7:52 PM	GOOD	0.7ft	10s	SW	5kt	WSW	7kt	13°C	21°C	0mm
8:52 PM	EXCELLENT	0.7ft	12s	SW	3kt	NW	—kt	14°C	19°C	2mm
9:52 PM	GOOD	0.5ft	10s	SW	6kt	W	—kt	15°C	20°C	1mm
10:52 PM	GOOD	0.5ft	11s	SW	6kt	SW	8kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
11:52 PM	GOOD	0.5ft	10s	SW	4kt	WNW	—kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
12:52 AM	GOOD	0.6ft	11s	SW	4kt	NW	6kt	21°C	19°C	1mm
1:52 AM	GOOD	0.4ft	11s	SW	5kt	SW	—kt	23°C	19°C	0mm

Thursday

Aug 13

GOOD15 good hours

🌊 0.1-0.5ft 💨 3-9kt 🌡️ 13-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
2:52 AM	GOOD	0.4ft	10s	SW	3kt	WNW	—kt	25°C	20°C	0mm
3:52 AM	GOOD	0.5ft	9s	SW	3kt	NW	—kt	27°C	20°C	3mm
4:52 AM	GOOD	0.4ft	12s	SW	6kt	W	8kt	28°C	18°C	0mm
5:52 AM	GOOD	0.4ft	8s	SW	4kt	WNW	5kt	29°C	20°C	3mm
6:52 AM	GOOD	0.4ft	11s	SW	5kt	NW	6kt	29°C	21°C	2mm
7:52 AM	GOOD	0.4ft	10s	SW	5kt	W	7kt	29°C	19°C	0mm
8:52 AM	GOOD	0.2ft	11s	SW	4kt	WSW	—kt	28°C	19°C	0mm
9:52 AM	GOOD	0.2ft	10s	SW	4kt	W	—kt	27°C	20°C	2mm
10:52 AM	GOOD	0.2ft	11s	SW	4kt	NW	—kt	25°C	20°C	0mm
11:52 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	9s	SW	3kt	WSW	4kt	23°C	21°C	0mm
12:52 PM	GOOD	0.2ft	10s	SW	3kt	W	—kt	21°C	19°C	0mm
1:52 PM	GOOD	0.3ft	11s	SW	6kt	NW	8kt	19°C	21°C	0mm
2:52 PM	FAIR	0.3ft	10s	SW	6kt	WSW	—kt	17°C	20°C	1mm
3:52 PM	FAIR	0.2ft	8s	SW	7kt	W	10kt	15°C	21°C	1mm
4:52 PM	FAIR	0.1ft	11s	SW	6kt	W	—kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
5:52 PM	FAIR	0.2ft	12s	SW	8kt	WNW	11kt	13°C	21°C	0mm
6:52 PM	FAIR	0.3ft	9s	SW	6kt	WNW	8kt	13°C	20°C	0mm
7:52 PM	GOOD	0.3ft	11s	SW	5kt	WSW	7kt	13°C	19°C	0mm
8:52 PM	GOOD	0.1ft	8s	SW	7kt	WSW	—kt	14°C	19°C	0mm
9:52 PM	FAIR	0.2ft	11s	SW	6kt	WNW	8kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
10:52 PM	GOOD	0.3ft	11s	SW	8kt	SW	11kt	17°C	19°C	3mm
11:52 PM	FAIR	0.2ft	10s	SW	8kt	WNW	—kt	19°C	21°C	0mm
12:52 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	10s	SW	8kt	WSW	—kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
1:52 AM	GOOD	0.4ft	12s	SW	9kt	WNW	12kt	23°C	20°C	0mm

Friday

Aug 14

FAIR5 good hours

🌊 0.4-0.8ft 💨 7-16kt 🌡️ 13-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
2:52 AM	GOOD	0.4ft	11s	SW	7kt	W	9kt	25°C	20°C	0mm
3:52 AM	POOR	0.5ft	12s	SW	10kt	WNW	15kt	27°C	21°C	0mm
4:52 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	11s	SW	10kt	WNW	14kt	28°C	19°C	0mm
5:52 AM	GOOD	0.5ft	12s	SW	8kt	WSW	11kt	29°C	20°C	0mm
6:52 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	8s	SW	10kt	WSW	13kt	29°C	19°C	0mm
7:52 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	8s	SW	10kt	W	14kt	29°C	19°C	0mm
8:52 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	8s	SW	11kt	NW	—kt	28°C	19°C	0mm
9:52 AM	GOOD	0.6ft	9s	SW	11kt	WNW	16kt	27°C	20°C	0mm
10:52 AM	GOOD	0.6ft	9s	SW	11kt	WSW	16kt	25°C	19°C	2mm
11:52 AM	GOOD	0.6ft	10s	SW	11kt	WNW	—kt	23°C	20°C	0mm
12:52 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	10s	SW	10kt	WSW	—kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
1:52 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	9s	SW	13kt	WNW	—kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
2:52 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	11s	SW	12kt	WSW	—kt	17°C	21°C	0mm
3:52 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	8s	SW	14kt	SW	19kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
4:52 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	10s	SW	12kt	WSW	—kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
5:52 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	10s	SW	12kt	NW	—kt	13°C	18°C	3mm
6:52 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	9s	SW	15kt	WSW	21kt	13°C	21°C	0mm
7:52 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	9s	SW	12kt	W	—kt	13°C	21°C	0mm
8:52 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	9s	SW	15kt	W	—kt	14°C	19°C	1mm
9:52 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	10s	SW	15kt	WSW	21kt	15°C	19°C	2mm
10:52 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	8s	SW	15kt	WNW	—kt	17°C	21°C	0mm
11:52 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	12s	SW	14kt	NW	19kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
12:52 AM	POOR	0.8ft	10s	SW	16kt	NW	—kt	21°C	20°C	0mm
1:52 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	11s	SW	16kt	W	22kt	23°C	18°C	0mm

Saturday

Aug 15

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.2-0.8ft 💨 13-18kt 🌡️ 13-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
2:52 AM	POOR	0.8ft	11s	SW	15kt	NW	—kt	25°C	20°C	0mm
3:52 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	10s	SW	15kt	SW	21kt	27°C	19°C	0mm
4:52 AM	POOR	0.8ft	12s	SW	15kt	WNW	—kt	28°C	20°C	0mm
5:52 AM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	SW	15kt	SW	21kt	29°C	20°C	0mm
6:52 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	10s	SW	16kt	W	—kt	29°C	18°C	0mm
7:52 AM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	SW	16kt	NW	22kt	29°C	18°C	0mm
8:52 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	11s	SW	14kt	WSW	—kt	28°C	21°C	0mm
9:52 AM	POOR	0.6ft	11s	SW	17kt	W	—kt	27°C	20°C	3mm
10:52 AM	POOR	0.6ft	11s	SW	16kt	W	23kt	25°C	18°C	1mm
11:52 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	11s	SW	14kt	WSW	20kt	23°C	19°C	0mm
12:52 PM	POOR	0.6ft	11s	SW	16kt	WNW	—kt	21°C	20°C	1mm
1:52 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	10s	SW	16kt	WSW	22kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
2:52 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	SW	18kt	WNW	—kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
3:52 PM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	SW	16kt	SW	23kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
4:52 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	SW	15kt	WNW	21kt	14°C	19°C	0mm
5:52 PM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	SW	17kt	WSW	—kt	13°C	20°C	2mm
6:52 PM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	SW	15kt	SW	21kt	13°C	18°C	0mm
7:52 PM	POOR	0.3ft	10s	SW	18kt	WSW	—kt	13°C	18°C	0mm
8:52 PM	POOR	0.4ft	11s	SW	14kt	WNW	19kt	14°C	19°C	0mm
9:52 PM	POOR	0.3ft	10s	SW	17kt	WSW	24kt	15°C	19°C	3mm
10:52 PM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	SW	14kt	NW	—kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
11:52 PM	POOR	0.2ft	9s	SW	17kt	W	24kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
12:52 AM	POOR	0.2ft	10s	SW	13kt	NW	—kt	21°C	19°C	0mm
1:52 AM	POOR	0.2ft	11s	SW	16kt	W	22kt	23°C	18°C	1mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:0.6ft @ 10s

Wind Conditions:9-18kt NW

Water Temperature:18-21°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.

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