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Surf Climatology

Best Time to Surf Fajã da Caldeira de Santo Cristo

São Jorge, Azores

Fajã da Caldeira de Santo Cristo is a surf break in São Jorge, Azores, and this page shows the time of year when it usually gets the most surf. The figures are three years of offshore wave data, 2022 to 2024, averaged month by month at the nearest offshore point. The peak surf season at Fajã da Caldeira de Santo Cristo is Mar & Nov, when the average offshore swell is at its biggest.

Peak surf season: Mar & Nov.

Based on the 3-year average offshore wave height, 2022–2024.

Best time to visit

3-year monthly avg · offshore significant wave height · 2022–2024

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Peak monthsThis monthOff-peakTap a bar for details.
Jan: 4.8ft average swell at 8.8 s from the NNW.
Feb: 4.3ft average swell at 8.8 s from the NNW.
Mar: 5.2ft average swell at 9.3 s from the NW.
Apr: 4.3ft average swell at 8.2 s from the NNW.
May: 2.9ft average swell at 7.4 s from the NNW.
Jun: 2.7ft average swell at 6.9 s from the NNE.
Jul: 2.1ft average swell at 7.1 s from the N.
Aug: 2.4ft average swell at 7.3 s from the N.
Sep: 3.1ft average swell at 7.7 s from the N.
Oct: 4.2ft average swell at 8.3 s from the NNW.
Nov: 5.0ft average swell at 9.1 s from the NNW.
Dec: 5.0ft average swell at 8.6 s from the N.

Offshore significant wave height (Hs) from Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 2022–2024, at 38.5°, -28.0°.

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