Surfing Azores
Surf Azores - Quick Facts
LOCATION: Head down to Portugal and turn right.
POPULATION: 130,000
NATIONALITY: Portuguese
LANGUAGE: Portuguese
CURRENCY: Euro
Time: GMT +1 hr
Azores Surf Spot Map 
The Mid Atlantic ridge, a huge underwater volcanic moutain
chain runs the entire length of the Atlantic but surfaces
in only a few spots. One of these spots is the nine islands
of the Azores, 1300 km west of Lisbon
The main spots are Ribeira Grande, a powerful beachbreak
with consistent waves, and Rabo de Peixe, a left hander created
by the harbour development. Both waves are situated on the
north coast of Sao Miguel. There are plenty of other uncrowded
waves on offer but many are hard to get to. If you are considering
a serious surfing vacation in the Azores then make sure you
plan your car hire into the cost.
The surf that accompanies these islands is both powerful,
unchartered, sometimes dangerous and most of all crowdless
environments (yep - just you are your mates ripping it up!).
The position of the Azores, in the middle of the Atlantic
Ocean, ensures that there is always plenty of swell. The great
thing about surfing Sao Miguel is that the island will pick
up swell from every direction and there is almost always a
surf spot on this island with surf. In the summer months you
will see surf of 4 to 6ft as standard but when winter kicks
in you will see swells in excess of 15ft at times. Being so
close to the weather systems means that the duration of these
swells is often short lived but with so many fronts moving
through you do not need to worry when the next one is coming
its normally only a day away!
Surfing Azores - The Good
Very Consistent Waves.
Uncrowded Waves.
Good Pointbreaks.
Surf Azores - The Bad and the Ugly
Nasty, Scary Reefbreaks.
Hard Access To Many Spots
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