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Surf Faial, Praia do Norte-Azores

2:40 pm 6 Mar 2009

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Areias ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 4.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Areias Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Portugal – Azores – Ilha de San Miguel)

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Name: Areias
Type: reef
Reliability: consistent
Best Swell: NNW Offshore Wind: S

Areias in Azores(Ilha de S. Miguel) is a fairly exposed reef break that has dependable surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the south. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the north northwest. A left hand reef. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded.

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Overall Areias Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Areias:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Rabo de Peixe 1 mi
Second closest break Ribeira Grande 1 mi
Third closest break Populo 6 mi
Fourth closest break Santa Iria 7 mi
Fifth closest break Baixa de Viola 10 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Areias:

Closest wave buoy K2 Buoy 1091 mi
Second closest wave buoy Brittany Buoy 1093 mi
Third closest wave buoy M6 West Coast Buoy 1150 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Gascogne Buoy 1178 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy M3 Mizen Head Buoy 1181 mi

Tide stations nearest to Areias:

Closest tide station St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England 1266 mi
Second closest tide station St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc 1266 mi
Third closest tide station Newlyn, England 1302 mi
Fourth closest tide station Newlyn, England 1302 mi
Fifth closest tide station Hibernia (780-1080), Newfoundland 1325 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to Areias:

Closest ski area Serra da Estrela (Portugal) 984 mi
Second closest ski area Manzaneda (Spain) 1012 mi
Third closest ski area Leitariegos (Spain) 1065 mi
Fourth closest ski area Sierra de Bejar-La Covatilla (Spain) 1075 mi
Fifth closest ski area Valgrande-Pajares (Spain) 1098 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Areias:

Closest city location Rabo de Peixe (Portugal) 2 mi
Second closest city location Faja de Baixo (Portugal) 7 mi
Third closest city location Rosto de Cao (Portugal) 7 mi
Fourth closest city location Arrifes (Portugal) 8 mi
Fifth closest city location Ponta Delgada (Portugal) 8 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Areias is Ponta Delgada Airport (PDL) in Acores, which is 15 km (9 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Areias is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), also in Acores, 100 km (62 miles) away.
  • The third closest airport is Lajes Airport (TER), also in Acores, 170 km (106 miles) away.
Areias break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Areias, Portugal - Azores - Ilha de San Miguel. Use the tab navigation above to view Areias sea temperature, Areias photographs, Areias detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Areias webcams, current wind from Portugal - Azores - Ilha de San Miguel live weather stations and Areias tide predictions. The Portugal swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Portugal and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Portugal wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Areias.