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.
MAG-INGAT SA PAG-TAKEOFF: MATARIK NA PAGBAGSAK SA IBABAW NG MABABAW NA ILALIM. TUMALON PALAYO SA MGA BATO KAPAG NA-WIPEOUT.
Beginner / Longboard / Fun · Max 3m
Swell: 0.8m – 2.5m
ANGGULO NG SWELL
SE / E / S ou Grande NW que contorna o Ilhéu de Baixo
Angle: 80° – 210°
HARANG SA HANGIN
N / NW / W (Vento Norte Alisa Toda a Praia de 9 km) (Offshore)
Trade Wind & Orographic Shelter
LALIM AT KALIKASAN NG ILALIM
100% Soft Golden Carbonate Sand
Golden-Sand Multi-Peak Beachbreak
SWELL CAPTURE (BLUE) & WIND SHADOW (EMERALD) COMPASS
Swell: 287° (WNW) · Wind: 345° (NNW)
HYDROGRAPHIC REFRACTION, TAKEOFF & EXIT CHANNEL PROFILE
Beach & Reef Bottom ProfileKilos ng Alon (Buhanginan (Beach Break)): Ang mahahabang linya ng swell (11s+) ay agad na bumabaluktot sa mabatong ilalim ng bulkan, na nagtitipon ng 175 kJ ng lakas ng alon sa takeoff zone habang bumubukas nang maayos. Ang katabing lagusan ay naglalabas ng tubig nang banayad nang hindi hinihila ang mga surfer sa impact zone.
1. GINTONG PATAKARAN SA PAGPASOK AT PAG-AHON
100% golden-sand entry across the 9 km beach. Prevailing North/Northwest winds blow straight offshore into the beachbreak peaks!
Pinakamataas na Taib: {tide}m: 2.10m•Pinakamababang Kati: {tide}m: 0.40m
2. MGA PANGANIB SA LUGAR NA ITO
- •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