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Fajã de Santo Cristo

São Jorge Island, Portugal
🏝️Remote🚶Difficult access
10-Day Forecast
Today
21
0
Poor
1.1m
@9s
23km/h
Mon
22
0
Poor
0.9m
@10s
10km/h
Tue
23
0
Poor
0.7m
@10s
14km/h
Wed
24
8
Poor
0.8m
@11s
13km/h
Thu
25
0
Poor
0.9m
@10s
18km/h
Fri
26
6
Poor
0.6m
@9s
15km/h
Sat
27
30
Poor
1.2m
@10s
13km/h
Sun
28
31
Poor
1.2m
@11s
16km/h
Mon
29
0
Poor
0.9m
@10s
14km/h
Tue
30
15
Poor
0.6m
@10s
9km/h

Today's Conditions

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Swell
1.1m
NNW(327°)
Score: 5/25
Period
9s
Short period / windswell
Score: 4/25
Wind
23km/h
NW(304°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
20°C
0.1mm97%
Windswell Component
0.6mNW@3s
Secondary Swell
0.2mWSW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 27 km/h WNW|PM: 22 km/h NW
Lighter winds later (22 km/h)
Tide at 1pm (-0.6m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

12:57 am
Low tide - -0.64m
6:50 am
High tide - 0.13m
1:03 pm
Low tide - -0.62m
7:18 pm
High tide - 0.19m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

0
Poor
Components
Swell Direction17/25
Swell Size5/25
Swell Period4/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score26/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-10
🌊💨 Windswell-3
⚠️ Weak Component-10
📉 Undersized Swell-9
🚫 Undersized Capmax 64
Adjusted Score0/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score0
🤢 Morning Sickness👥 Summer Holidays
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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
NW (315°)
Direction range
290° - 340°
Size range
1.2m - 3m
Ideal size
2.5m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
ESE (110°)
Offshore range
90° - 135°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid

Water temp

18°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Bottom

Rock

Difficulty

7/10

Crowd level

1/10

👥 Summer Holidays (Jun 20Sep 13) — expect extra crowds

Access: Hike in from trail or boat from Horta. No road access.

Best Season

Peak: Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

North Atlantic swells Oct-Mar.

Getting There

Airport
HOR
Drive time
180 min
Data quality
community

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