Porto da Praia Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Porto da Praia in Azores(Ilha do Graciosa) is an exposed reef break that has dependable surf. Autumn and winter are the best times of year for waves. Offshore winds blow from the south. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the north northwest. There are left and right breaking reefs. Rarely crowded here. Beware of .

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Overall Porto da Praia 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 Porto da Praia:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Lagou	2 mi
Second closest break	Punta da Caldeira	32 mi
Third closest break	Faja dos Cubres	34 mi
Fourth closest break	Ponta do Queimado	42 mi
Fifth closest break	Baie des Quarto Ribeiras	43 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Porto da Praia:
Closest wave buoy	K2 Buoy	1089 mi
Second closest wave buoy	M6 West Coast Buoy	1123 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	1138 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	M3 Mizen Head Buoy	1190 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	1250 mi
Tide stations nearest to Porto da Praia:
Closest tide station	Hibernia (780-1080), Newfoundland	1165 mi
Second closest tide station	Hibernia 109, Newfoundland	1172 mi
Third closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	1298 mi
Fourth closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	1298 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Avalon Channel, Newfoundland	1321 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Porto da Praia:
Closest ski area	Serra da Estrela (Portugal)	1093 mi
Second closest ski area	Manzaneda (Spain)	1105 mi
Third closest ski area	Leitariegos (Spain)	1154 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sierra de Bejar-La Covatilla (Spain)	1185 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Valgrande-Pajares (Spain)	1187 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Porto da Praia:
Closest city location	Lagoa (Portugal)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Sao Roque do Pico (Portugal)	43 mi
Third closest city location	Biscoitos (Portugal)	47 mi
Fourth closest city location	Madalena (Portugal)	47 mi
Fifth closest city location	Horta (Portugal)	51 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Porto da Praia is Graciosa Airport (GRW) in Acores, 1 km (1 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Porto da Praia is Sao Jorge Airport (SJZ), also in Acores, 50 km (31 miles) away.
• Third is Pico Airport (PIX) in Acores, 70 km (43 miles) away.
• Horta Airport (HOR) in Acores is 88 km (55 miles) away.
• Lajes Airport (TER), also in Acores is the fifth nearest airport to Porto da Praia and is 88 km (55 miles) away.