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Azurara in North Porto is an exposed beach break that has quite consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the east. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell angle is from the west. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Take care of rips, rocks and pollution.

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Overall Azurara 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 Azurara:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Praia do Rock	1 mi
Second closest break	Vila do Conde	1 mi
Third closest break	Mindelo	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Povoa do Varzim	2 mi
Fifth closest break	A Ver o Mar	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Azurara:
Closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	327 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	426 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	618 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	655 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	M3 Mizen Head Buoy	688 mi
Tide stations nearest to Azurara:
Closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	604 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	604 mi
Third closest tide station	Newlyn, England	625 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	625 mi
Fifth closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	630 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Azurara:
Closest ski area	Serra da Estrela (Portugal)	93 mi
Second closest ski area	Manzaneda (Spain)	98 mi
Third closest ski area	Leitariegos (Spain)	161 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sierra de Bejar-La Covatilla (Spain)	172 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Valgrande-Pajares (Spain)	190 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Azurara:
Closest city location	Vila do Conde (Portugal)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Arvore (Portugal)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Povoa de Varzim (Portugal)	3 mi
Fourth closest city location	Aver-o-Mar (Portugal)	4 mi
Fifth closest city location	Pedroso (Portugal)	6 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Azurara is Porto Airport (OPO) in Acores, 11 km (7 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Azurara is Vila Real Airport (VRL), also in Acores, 86 km (53 miles) away.
• Third is Vigo Airport (VGO) in Spain, 100 km (62 miles) away.
• Santiago Airport (SCQ) in Spain is 175 km (109 miles) away.
• Braganca Airport (BGC) in Acores is the fifth nearest airport to Azurara and is 179 km (111 miles) away.