Praia do Monte Verde

Praia do Monte Verde is an N-facing beach break in Ribeira Grande, São Miguel, Azores, Portugal. It picks up swell from WNW and NW to E, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 39% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the S: light winds or S breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while N onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

N (0°)

Best swell

NW to NE (320°–41°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

SE to SW offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

WNW (295.5° to 300°); NW to E (307.5° to 82.5°)

Offshore wind

S

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

1