Praia Ponta Gorda

Praia Ponta Gorda is an S-facing reef break in Funchal, Madeira, Madeira, Portugal. It picks up swell from ENE to E and ESE to SE and SSW to WNW. Offshore wind here blows from the N: light winds or N breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while S onshores chop it up.

Break

Reef

Faces

S (180°)

Best swell

SSW to SW (194°–231°) or SE (130°–137°), 11 s or longer

Best wind

NW to NE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

4–10 ft at the beach

Swell window

ENE to E (68° to 90°); ESE to SE (107.5° to 137.5°); SSW to WNW (194° to 295.5°)

Offshore wind

N

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

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