Excellent: 30
All 30 sites, best water first
- Pocinho Excellent4 km W ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Criação Velha Excellent4 km W ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Madalena Excellent5 km NW ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Barca Excellent5 km NW ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Cais Mourato Excellent6 km N ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- São Mateus Excellent9 km S ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Arcos Excellent10 km NE
- Prainha do Galeao Excellent11 km SE
- Almoxarife Excellent12 km NW ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Conceição Excellent12 km W ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Porto Pim Excellent12 km W ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Baixas Excellent13 km SE ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Furna de Santo António Excellent14 km E ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Piscina do Cais Excellent15 km E ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Admoiro Excellent16 km SE
- Poças de São Roque Excellent16 km E ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Verdoso Excellent17 km SE ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Castelo Branco Excellent20 km W ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Fonte Excellent20 km SE ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Clube Naval das Lajes Excellent24 km SE
- Lajes (maré) Excellent24 km SE ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Poça Branca Excellent25 km E
- Varadouro Excellent25 km W ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Fajã Excellent26 km NW ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Caminho de Baixo (santa Bárbara) Excellent28 km SE 🆕 New site — not enough seasons for a track record
- Santa Cruz das Ribeiras Excellent29 km SE ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Caisinho Excellent30 km E
- Pontes Excellent31 km E ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Preguiça-velas Excellent31 km NE ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Poça dos Frades Excellent31 km NE ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
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Classification = four seasons of official sampling for E. coli and intestinal enterococci. It won't warn you about a storm-day spike, jellyfish or currents — local advisories always win.