Baixa de Viola Surf and Wind Quality (Portugal – Azores – Ilha de San Miguel, Portugal)

The charts below show frequency of occurrence of a certain swell or wind in Baixa de Viola, broken down by both direction and strength (wave height).

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.

Seasonal Baixa de Viola Swell and Wind Distribution

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The figure describes the range of swells directed at Baixa de Viola over a normal north... (show all text)

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The rose diagram shows the variation of swells directed at Baixa de Viola over a normal... (show all text)

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This chart shows the range of swells directed at Baixa de Viola through a typical north... (show all text)

You can also compare this with Baixa de Viola swell conditioned on favourable winds.

Also see overall Baixa de Viola surf quality charts (on the guide page) and Baixa de Viola surf quality by month.