Santa Bárbara
São Miguel, Azores · Portugal
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A green-cliff amphitheatre in the mid-Atlantic — volcanic-sand peaks that hoard north swells with a fraction of the mainland crowd, an hour from the crater lakes of Sete Cidades.
Today's surf at Santa Bárbara
Updated 10:14 spot time
Santa Bárbara surf report for Sunday 27 Sept: waves 0.7 m–0.8 m waist to chest high, 0.5 m NE swell at 5.6 s. Wind up to 16 km/h NNE. Water 23°C. Best surf window around 11:00 — fun (3/5) with 12 km/h NE wind.
Snapshot from the Sunday 27 Sept build — the live hourly forecast below updates every hour.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Best swell
NW–N
Best wind
SE–E
Ideal size
3–6 ft
Break type
Beach break
Best season
Year-round; October–April biggest
Crowd
Moderate
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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