Faja dos Cubres Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Faja dos Cubres in Azores(Ilha de San Jorge) is an exposed beach and point break that has fairly consistent surf. Autumn and winter are the best times of year for waves. Offshore winds blow from the southwest. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the best swell direction is from the north northwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right Rarely crowded here. Watch out for rocks.

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Overall Faja dos Cubres 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 Faja dos Cubres:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Punta da Caldeira	2 mi
Second closest break	Ponta do Queimado	32 mi
Third closest break	Lagou	34 mi
Fourth closest break	Porto da Praia	34 mi
Fifth closest break	Sao Mateus da Calherta	34 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Faja dos Cubres:
Closest wave buoy	K2 Buoy	1113 mi
Second closest wave buoy	M6 West Coast Buoy	1150 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	1154 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	M3 Mizen Head Buoy	1213 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	1261 mi
Tide stations nearest to Faja dos Cubres:
Closest tide station	Hibernia (780-1080), Newfoundland	1188 mi
Second closest tide station	Hibernia 109, Newfoundland	1195 mi
Third closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	1316 mi
Fourth closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	1316 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Avalon Channel, Newfoundland	1344 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Faja dos Cubres:
Closest ski area	Serra da Estrela (Portugal)	1094 mi
Second closest ski area	Manzaneda (Spain)	1111 mi
Third closest ski area	Leitariegos (Spain)	1160 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sierra de Bejar-La Covatilla (Spain)	1186 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Valgrande-Pajares (Spain)	1194 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Faja dos Cubres:
Closest city location	Sao Roque do Pico (Portugal)	22 mi
Second closest city location	Lagoa (Portugal)	30 mi
Third closest city location	Madalena (Portugal)	34 mi
Fourth closest city location	Angra do Heroísmo (Portugal)	38 mi
Fifth closest city location	Biscoitos (Portugal)	38 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Faja dos Cubres is Sao Jorge Airport (SJZ) in Acores, 23 km (14 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Faja dos Cubres is Pico Airport (PIX), also in Acores, 46 km (29 miles) away.
• Third is Graciosa Airport (GRW) in Acores, 54 km (34 miles) away.
• Horta Airport (HOR) in Acores is 70 km (43 miles) away.
• Lajes Airport (TER), also in Acores is the fifth nearest airport to Faja dos Cubres and is 73 km (45 miles) away.