Overview

Sete Cidades is one of the most extraordinary kite spots in the world — a volcanic crater lake on São Miguel. You literally kitesurf inside an ancient volcano! The twin lakes (green and blue) sit at 260m altitude within the Sete Cidades caldera. Flat water, protected from ocean swell — perfect for beginners and light wind days when the coast is too rough. Freshwater. Truly unique, bucket-list experience.

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Spot forecast for Sete Cidades / Sao Miguel

Sunrise 07:56 · Sunset 18:59

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

Next tides

High tide Tue 20 · 10:06 · 1.2 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 16:36 · 0.6 m
High tide Tue 20 · 22:42 · 1.1 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 04:37 · 0.6 m

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Sete Cidades / Sao 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

307h

in May · 27 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are January, May and March, at 27 rideable days and 16 °C. The low point is December, at 15.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 59%13-20 knots · 36%21-30 knots · 5%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 59% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is March, at 14 °C. The wettest month is January, with 199 mm.

Monthly averages: Sete Cidades / Sao Miguel

Monthly averages — Sete Cidades / Sao 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	27.5	280 h	16 °C	199 mm
February	22.5	243 h	16 °C	156 mm
March	26.0	325 h	14 °C	144 mm
April	25.5	321 h	15 °C	142 mm
May	27.0	307 h	17 °C	154 mm
June	22.5	272 h	19 °C	69 mm
July	23.5	267 h	22 °C	70 mm
August	21.0	218 h	24 °C	57 mm
September	22.5	229 h	23 °C	82 mm
October	24.5	236 h	20 °C	165 mm
November	23.0	215 h	18 °C	137 mm
December	15.5	151 h	16 °C	103 mm

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Technical details of Sete Cidades / Sao Miguel spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, S, SSW, SW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

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CASM - SETE CIDADES3.2 km

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CU2ZG-424.8 km

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