Surfing Ribeira Quente

Ribeira Quente is a point on the south coast of São Miguel, in a small fishing village away from Ponta Delgada. The waves break over cobbles and rock next to the sea wall: a long right on a south swell, and a heavier left that runs along the jetty on other days.

South swells are less common in the Azores, so the right doesn't break often, and it's best around low tide with a north wind. When it's big it gets slabby and serious, and it's for experienced surfers.