Overview

Água d'Alto is on the south coast of São Miguel. Rocky volcanic coastline with impressive cliffs and green surroundings. Flat to choppy with small waves. Works with S-SW winds. Intermediate level. One of the recommended spots by VisitPortugal. Scenic volcanic setting.

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Spot forecast for Água d'Alto - São Miguel

Sunrise 07:55 · Sunset 18:58

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

Next tides

Low tide Tue 20 · 03:37 · 0.7 m
High tide Tue 20 · 10:09 · 1.2 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 16:40 · 0.6 m
High tide Tue 20 · 22:47 · 1.1 m

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Água d'Alto - São Miguel: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

214h

in January · 19.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are January, February and May, at 16 rideable days and 18 °C. The low point is August, at 3.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 57%13-20 knots · 39%21-30 knots · 4%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 57% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is March, at 16 °C. The wettest month is January, with 228 mm.

Monthly averages: Água d'Alto - São Miguel

Monthly averages — Água d'Alto - São Miguel — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	19.5	214 h	17 °C	228 mm
February	13.5	140 h	17 °C	162 mm
March	5.5	56 h	16 °C	121 mm
April	11.0	123 h	17 °C	144 mm
May	13.5	140 h	19 °C	148 mm
June	5.0	44 h	21 °C	63 mm
July	4.5	47 h	24 °C	65 mm
August	3.5	33 h	26 °C	42 mm
September	8.0	75 h	24 °C	71 mm
October	13.0	118 h	22 °C	152 mm
November	11.5	90 h	19 °C	143 mm
December	7.5	71 h	17 °C	96 mm

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Technical details of Água d'Alto - São Miguel spot

The spot works with winds from SSE, S, SSW, SW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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