BEACH & SEA FLOOR GUIDE // Porto Santo IslandBeginner / Longboard / Fun
Porto Santo · 9 km de Areia Dourada — Reef Mechanics, Channels & Wind Shadow
The archipelago's best-kept secret: whenever an East/Southeast swell hits or a big NW swell wraps around Ponta da Calheta, prevailing North winds groom 9 km of golden sandbars.
VORSICHT BEIM TAKEOFF: STEILER DROP ÜBER FLACHEM GRUND. BEI STÜRZEN FLACH ABFEDERN.
Beginner / Longboard / Fun · Max 3m
Swell: 0.8m – 2.5m
DÜNUNGSFENSTER
SE / E / S ou Grande NW que contorna o Ilhéu de Baixo
Angle: 80° – 210°
WINDSCHATTEN & SCHUTZ
N / NW / W (Vento Norte Alisa Toda a Praia de 9 km) (Offshore)
Trade Wind & Orographic Shelter
UNTERGRUND & TIEFE
100% Soft Golden Carbonate Sand
Golden-Sand Multi-Peak Beachbreak
SWELL CAPTURE (BLUE) & WIND SHADOW (EMERALD) COMPASS
Swell: 288° (WNW) · Wind: 345° (NNW)
HYDROGRAPHIC REFRACTION, TAKEOFF & EXIT CHANNEL PROFILE
Beach & Reef Bottom ProfileWellenmechanik (Sandstrand (Beachbreak)): Langperiodische Dünungszüge (11s+) brechen sich unmittelbar am submarinen Vulkanschelf und bündeln 175 kJ an Wellenenergie in der Takeoff-Zone, während die Welle sauber abläuft. Die benachbarte Fahrrinne leitet das Wasser ruhig ab, ohne Surfer in die Impact-Zone zu ziehen.
1. GOLDENE REGEL FÜR DEN EINSTIEG
100% golden-sand entry across the 9 km beach. Prevailing North/Northwest winds blow straight offshore into the beachbreak peaks!
Maximales Hochwasser: {tide}m: 2.10m•Minimales Niedrigwasser: {tide}m: 0.40m
2. GEFAHREN AN DIESEM SPOT
- •Light shorebreak at high tide near Cabeço da Ponta
- •Check swell height before traveling (often calm lake-like conditions in summer)
EXPLORE TECHNICAL DOSSIERS FOR OTHER SPOTS (ALL 19 SPOTS)
19 Monitored SpotsJardim do Marmad
0.9m @ 13s315 kJ
Paul do Marmad
0.9m @ 12s310 kJ
Ponta Pequenamad
0.8m @ 12s250 kJ
Cabo Girãomad
0.6m @ 12s145 kJ
Contreiras / Janelamad
1.2m @ 12s505 kJ
Fajã da Areiamad
1.0m @ 12s360 kJ
Seixalmad
0.8m @ 12s280 kJ
Maiatamad
0.9m @ 11s250 kJ
Alagoa (Porto da Cruz)mad
0.9m @ 11s250 kJ
Machicomad
0.3m @ 12s45 kJ
Porto Santomad
0.6m @ 11s135 kJ
Nazarépor
3.8m @ 16s4865 kJ
Supertubospor
2.1m @ 14s1985 kJ
Ribeira d'Ilhaspor
1.8m @ 14s1445 kJ
Pipeline (Oahu)haw
2.5m @ 16s3040 kJ
Waikiki Canoeshaw
1.1m @ 14s515 kJ
La Jolla / Scrippscal
1.4m @ 14s780 kJ
Huntington Piercal
1.5m @ 13s880 kJ
Steamer Lanecal
2.2m @ 15s2260 kJ