Surf spot
Ponta Pequena
Intermediate-Advanced · Right point break
Quick facts
- Skill level
- Intermediate-Advanced
- Wave type
- Right point break
- Crowd level
- Very Low (hidden)
- Access
- Long paddle round from Paul do Mar, or a boulder scramble along the shore. No boat service - do not plan on one.
- Characteristics
- Long rides, rarely crowded
Conditions now
updated 12 Nov, 07:37Probably not working
- Swell from SW, outside the W-NNW window
- 8s period, below the 9s this spot needs
- 2.7 m swell, in range
- Light wind (5 kn)
- Swell
- 2.7 m
- 8.5 ft from SW
- Period
- 8 s
- total sea 3.3 m
- Wind
- 5 kn
- W, gusts 20 kn
- Sea temp
- 22°C
- 2 mm shorty, or a 3/2 if the wind is up
Tide: Mid tide; long paddle from Paul do Mar, no boat service
| Day | Max wave | Period | Swell from | Wind max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12 Nov | 3.3 m (10.5 ft) | 10 s | W | 7 kn W |
| Fri 13 Nov | 2.4 m (8 ft) | 9 s | WNW | 7 kn WSW |
| Sat 14 Nov | 2.0 m (6.5 ft) | 9 s | NW | 6 kn NE |
| Sun 15 Nov | 1.6 m (5 ft) | 9 s | NW | 6 kn WSW |
Model output from Open-Meteo at the nearest ocean grid cell, not a spot report. The verdict compares it with the working window listed for Ponta Pequena; a local check beats it every time. Windy wave map · all spots today
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