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Fajã de Santo Cristo

São Jorge Island, Portugal
🏝️Remote🚶Difficult access
3-Day Forecast
Today
30
24
Poor
1.1m
@14s
14km/h
Tue
31
45
Fair
1.1m
@16s
5km/h
Wed
1
48
Fair
1.2m
@14s
14km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.1m
E(81°)
Score: 5/25
Period
14s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
14km/h
SE(143°)
Score: 7/25
Weather
16°C
0.0mm66%
Windswell Component
0.6mSSE@3s
Secondary Swell
0.5mNNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 14 km/h SE|PM: 14 km/h SE
Lighter winds later (14 km/h)
Tide at 12pm (0.2m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

6:25 am
Low tide - -0.88m
12:30 pm
High tide - 0.18m
6:34 pm
Low tide - -0.86m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

24
Poor
Components
Swell Direction0/25
Swell Size5/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind7/25
Raw Score37/100
Adjustments
🌊💨 Windswell-3
⚠️ Weak Component-10
🚫 Undersized Capmax 64
Adjusted Score24/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score24
👥 Easter Break

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

👥 Easter Break (Mar 28Apr 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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