São Miguel Surf Spots

Long righthand pointbreak on the north side of Mosteiros bay, open to swell from all directions, best on mid to high tide.

Punchy right-hand point break off the northern headland at Mosteiros, with long steep walls over shallow uneven reef.

Fast, hollow left pointbreak over uneven reef on Sao Miguel northwest tip, best on SW to W swell at mid to high tide.

Remote big-wave bombora east of Maia, jacking hard over a submerged reef with long rides only when serious swell arrives.

Steep reef a-frame sheltered by Ilheu da Vila islet, with long rides and punchy barrel sections on mid-incoming tide.

Mellow a-frame peaks over a mixed reef-sand bottom east of Ponta Garca village, reliable and forgiving for learners.

Fast, punchy boulder pointbreak tucked inside a harbour wall on Sao Miguel's north coast, best on solid NE swell.

Fast, hollow volcanic beachbreak on Sao Miguel's north coast and a WSL QS contest venue known for wedging multi-directional peaks.

São Miguel's main city beachbreak, firing on a huge swell window with hollow, powerful peaks when southern swells align.

Heavy, expert-only righthand reef at Ponta Delgada's eastern tip, producing hollow barrels from 3m up to double-overhead-plus.

South-facing São Miguel beachbreak with a wide swell window, multiple forgiving peaks and room to spread out.

Isolated east-coast left on Sao Miguel delivering world-class freight-train barrels over boulders for experts only on massive NW swells.

Azores' only north-facing black sand beachbreak, firing on a wide swell window with hollow, punchy peaks at Ribeira Grande.

Fast, tubular left over shallow reef in Santa Cruz town, firing on S-SW groundswell with a second point that wakes up above 2.7m.

Heavy left peeling along a sea-wall jetty on Sao Miguel's south coast, best on solid S or SE swells at high tide.

Long boulder-jetty right on Sao Miguel south coast, delivering vertical walls up to 500m on S-SW swell.

Sheltered left-hand point break near Ribeirinha, peeling over uneven reef for up to 500m on west-to-northwest swells.