Porto Santo

Porto Santo is an SSE-facing beach break in Madeira, Portugal. It picks up swell from NE to SE and SSE to S and W, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 42% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the NNW: light winds or NNW breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while SSE onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

SSE (150°)

Best swell

ESE to SE (110°–146°) or SSE to S (162°–170°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

WNW to NNE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

NE to SE (53.5° to 146°); SSE to S (162.5° to 170.5°); W (260° to 265.5°)

Offshore wind

NNW

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

1