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Characteristics
  Central Group: Terceira, Graciosa, Sao Jorge, Pico, Faial.

Terceira Island is a Portuguese island in the Azores Archipelago, in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean. Angra do Heroísmo, the historical capital of the Azores, is located in Terceira, and its historical centre is classified in UNESCO's International Heritage list.

Graciosa Island, also known as White Island, belongs to the Central Group of the Archipelago of the Azores. The island has an area of 60,84 km² in an oval form. It has a length of 10 km and a width of 7 km.

Pico (Ilha do Pico) is an island of the Azores noted for its eponymous volcano, its "peak" the highest mountain of Portugal.The island is 17.5 km south of São Jorge (Ilha de São Jorge) and just 7 km west of Fayal (Ilha do Faial). It is 42 km long, has a maximum width of 15 km and an area of 447 km² making the second largest of the Azores islands.
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  Surf Spot Photo GPS Quality Direction Type Frequency Level
1 Almoxarife right and left beach-break all surfers
2 Baia das Quatro Ribeiras   right and left reef-rocky experienced surfers
3 Baixa da Vila Nova right and left reef-rocky pros or kamikaze only...
4 Caldeira right and left reef-rocky experienced surfers
5 Contendas right and left reef-rocky all surfers
6 Faja dos Cubres right and left point-break experienced surfers
7 Lagou   right and left reef-rocky experienced surfers
8 Ponta do Queimado   left reef-rocky experienced surfers
9 Porto Martins left point-break experienced surfers
10 Praia da Vitoria right and left reef-rocky all surfers
11 Praia do Norte   left point-break experienced surfers
12 Punta da Caldeira left point-break experienced surfers
13 Santa Catarina right and left reef-rocky experienced surfers


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Surfing Season
Jan/Feb Mar/Apr May/Jun Jul/Aug Sep/Oct Nov/Dec
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Regular Swell

Occasional Swell

Occasional Swell

Occasional Swell

Best season

Regular Swell
Typical Swell Size
3m-4m / 10ft-12ft

2.5m-3m / 8ft-10ft

1m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft

1m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft

2.5m-3m / 8ft-10ft

3m-4m / 10ft-12ft
Surf Equipment Springsuit Springsuit Springsuit Shorty Shorty Springsuit
Water temp. 16°C
61°F
16°C
61°F
19°C
66°F
21°C
70°F
22°C
72°F
18°C
64°F
Air temp. 15°C
59°F
18°C
64°F
24°C
75°F
26°C
79°F
20°C
68°F
16°C
61°F
Climate

Dominant Swell and Wind Direction :
Dominant swell= NorthWest-North all the year.Dominant wind= South-NorthWest from December to April. SouthWest-North from March to October

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Praia do Norte, Azores
By Espresso Dude, 2007-06-21 13:00:06


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Comments
 

comment by JP, 2009-06-05 18:19:00

azores....
Why are some people so angry in this messages. Azores has a lot to gain from turism, surfing on non-surfing, it brings money and jobs to the islands... and tourists have a lot to gain from the beauty of Azores

comment by Anonymous, 2008-11-13 16:22:43

informacoes
tiago

existe mais.

comment by tiago, 2008-11-07 02:40:52

informação
so ha estes picos que estão aqui no site ? obrigado

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