Check the Beach

Areal de Santa Barbara

Ribeira Grande, Azores, Portugal

Areal de Santa Barbara 5 photos

  • Beach on the north coast of Sao Miguel

    Beach on the north coast of Sao Miguel. Carlos Pacheco from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Santa Barbara Beach - Sao Miguel

    Santa Barbara Beach - Sao Miguel. Carlos Pacheco from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Praia de Santa Barbara - panoramio

    Praia de Santa Barbara - panoramio. JCNazza, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Praia de Santa Barbara - panoramio (1)

    Praia de Santa Barbara - panoramio (1). JCNazza, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Praia de Santana - panoramio

    Praia de Santana - panoramio. JCNazza, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:54 pm
8 am
8.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.3
6 km/h3 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.8
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.3
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
2 pm
6.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 11 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
18°C64°F
Water
22°C71°F
Wind
21 km/hmph SW
Gusts
74 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
5%
Sunset
6:54 pm
Today
8.1Great8 am32
8.3Great9 am63
7.8Great10 am75
7.3Great11 am95
6.7Good12 pm117
7.2Great1 pm117
6.0Good2 pm117
5.8Good3 pm117
5.8Good4 pm117
6.1Good5 pm106
6.3Good6 pm96
Sat
6.2Good8 am53
6.3Good9 am85
6.1Good10 am106
5.6Good11 am138
5.6Good12 pm149
5.2Fair1 pm1610
5.3Fair2 pm1610
5.2Fair3 pm1610
5.9Good4 pm149
6.6Good5 pm138
7.3Great6 pm127
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 6 am, -0.8 m. High at 12 pm, 0.3 m. Low at 6 pm, -1.0 m. High at 12 am, 0.3 mLow 6 am, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 12 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 6 pm, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 12 am, 0.3 m<1 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • Low 6 am, -0.8 m3 ft
  • High 12 pm, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 6 pm, -1.0 m3 ft
  • High 12 am, 0.3 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 160 m530 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms220 m730 ft away
  • Showers210 m700 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 220 m730 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 220 m710 ft
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.4 km0.9 miRibeira Seca (village)
Nearest airport
100 km62 miAeroporto de Santa Maria (SMA)

Nearby places

  • Snack BarFood and drink
    220 m710 ft
  • Tuká TuláFood and drink
    650 m0.4 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat7.3 GreatBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 45%
  • Sun7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 37%
  • Mon3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 81%
  • Tue4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 51%
  • Wed4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 65%
  • Thu2.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 84%