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Praia Vitoria in Azores(Ilha Terceira) is a sheltered reef break that has fairly consistent surf. Autumn and winter are the optimum times of year for waves. Offshore winds blow from the west. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the north. A right hand reef break. Best around high tide. Rarely crowded here. Beware of .

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Overall Praia Vitoria 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 Praia Vitoria:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Praia da Vitoria	1 mi
Second closest break	Porto Martins	1 mi
Third closest break	Santa Catarina	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Praia do Norte	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Porto Novo	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Praia Vitoria:
Closest wave buoy	K2 Buoy	1081 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	1113 mi
Third closest wave buoy	M6 West Coast Buoy	1124 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	M3 Mizen Head Buoy	1178 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	1216 mi
Tide stations nearest to Praia Vitoria:
Closest tide station	Hibernia (780-1080), Newfoundland	1222 mi
Second closest tide station	Hibernia 109, Newfoundland	1229 mi
Third closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	1278 mi
Fourth closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	1278 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	1314 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Praia Vitoria:
Closest ski area	Serra da Estrela (Portugal)	1047 mi
Second closest ski area	Manzaneda (Spain)	1065 mi
Third closest ski area	Leitariegos (Spain)	1115 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sierra de Bejar-La Covatilla (Spain)	1139 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Valgrande-Pajares (Spain)	1148 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Praia Vitoria:
Closest city location	Praia da Vitoria (Portugal)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Angra do Heroísmo (Portugal)	10 mi
Third closest city location	Biscoitos (Portugal)	11 mi
Fourth closest city location	Lagoa (Portugal)	54 mi
Fifth closest city location	Sao Roque do Pico (Portugal)	69 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Praia Vitoria is Lajes Airport (TER) in Acores, 5 km (3 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Praia Vitoria is Graciosa Airport (GRW), also in Acores, 93 km (58 miles) away.
• Third is Sao Jorge Airport (SJZ) in Acores, 97 km (60 miles) away.
• Pico Airport (PIX) in Acores is 121 km (75 miles) away.
• Horta Airport (HOR), also in Acores is the fifth nearest airport to Praia Vitoria and is 145 km (90 miles) away.