São Mateus (Terceira)

Reef break

Azores, Portugal

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From level intermediate · Boardshort / lycraAccessible from intermediate level: knee-high waves (0.2–0.3 m), fairly forgiving, a long, powerful swell (13 s) that pushes hard, an unforgiving reef bottom. Below that, better to aim for more modest conditions.
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Conditions
7.1/10
Good
Size
0.20.3 m
knee-high
Wind
1 km/h
W · Glassy — no wind
Swell
0.3 m
13 s · S
Best window · 21h7.1/10 · 0.20.4 m · 1 km/h
Today's take

Tiny wave, nice long, clean swell from the S. Glassy water, not a breath of wind. Good conditions: worth the trip, suitable from intermediate level.

Today's forecast

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15
RatingWaves mSwell sWind km/hWeather
00h0.20.482☀️22°
03h0.20.471☁️22°
06h0.20.471☁️21°
09h0.20.373🌧️25°
12h0.20.375🌧️25°
15h0.20.384🌧️25°
18h0.20.3104🌧️25°
21hBest0.20.4131☀️23°

3-hour slots (spot local time · GMT+0) · ★ rating out of 5 · arrow = swell/wind direction · highlighted row = best slot

Tides

00h15 Sat06h12h18h0 mPM 03:23+0.3 mBM 09:26-1.0 mPM 15:40+0.4 mBM 22:01-1.0 mmaintenant

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Last updated: Sat, Aug 15, 05:42 GMT+0 · Données : Open-Meteo (modèles vagues + météo) · servies depuis la base pré-calculée.