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Ponta do Queimado in Azores(Ilha Terceira) is an exposed reef break that usually has waves. Autumn and winter are the best times of year for waves. The best wind direction is from the southeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the north northwest. A left hand reef break. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Beware of .

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Overall Ponta do Queimado 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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Also see Ponta do Queimado surf quality by season and Ponta do Queimado surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to Portugal - Azores - Ilha Terceira surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Ponta do Queimado

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Ponta do Queimado:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Baie des Quarto Ribeiras	2 mi
Second closest break	Vila Nova	6 mi
Third closest break	Baia Das Quatro Ribeiras	9 mi
Fourth closest break	Sao Mateus da Calherta	9 mi
Fifth closest break	Praia do Norte	15 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Ponta do Queimado:
Closest wave buoy	K2 Buoy	1086 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	1123 mi
Third closest wave buoy	M6 West Coast Buoy	1127 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	M3 Mizen Head Buoy	1185 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	1229 mi
Tide stations nearest to Ponta do Queimado:
Closest tide station	Hibernia (780-1080), Newfoundland	1207 mi
Second closest tide station	Hibernia 109, Newfoundland	1213 mi
Third closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	1287 mi
Fourth closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	1287 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	1323 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Ponta do Queimado:
Closest ski area	Serra da Estrela (Portugal)	1062 mi
Second closest ski area	Manzaneda (Spain)	1078 mi
Third closest ski area	Leitariegos (Spain)	1128 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sierra de Bejar-La Covatilla (Spain)	1154 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Valgrande-Pajares (Spain)	1162 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Ponta do Queimado:
Closest city location	Biscoitos (Portugal)	6 mi
Second closest city location	Angra do Heroísmo (Portugal)	12 mi
Third closest city location	Praia da Vitoria (Portugal)	16 mi
Fourth closest city location	Lagoa (Portugal)	39 mi
Fifth closest city location	Sao Roque do Pico (Portugal)	55 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Ponta do Queimado is Lajes Airport (TER) in Acores, 23 km (14 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Ponta do Queimado is Graciosa Airport (GRW), also in Acores, 67 km (42 miles) away.
• Third is Sao Jorge Airport (SJZ) in Acores, 72 km (45 miles) away.
• Pico Airport (PIX) in Acores is 97 km (60 miles) away.
• Horta Airport (HOR), also in Acores is the fifth nearest airport to Ponta do Queimado and is 121 km (75 miles) away.