alfonsita
Surf spot · Sao Tome and Principe
Is it worth the trip?
15Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 3 ft swell at 8 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 70kJ
- Wind
- SSE 4 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Tue 3 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 93kJ
- Wind
- SSW 4 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Wed 4 · 18 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 126kJ
- Wind
- S 6 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Thu 5 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 scrumbling
- Energy
- 85kJ
- Wind
- SSW 2 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Fri 6 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft14 s
- Energy
- 12kJ
- Wind
- SSE 4 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Sat 7 · 11 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 53kJ
- Wind
- SSW 2 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Sun 8 · 13 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 73kJ
- Wind
- SSE 3 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 112, too small
- Mon 216, too small
- Tue 316, too small
- Wed 418, too small
- Thu 516, too small
- Fri 64, too small
- Sat 711, too small
- Sun 813, too small
- Mon 914, too small
- Tue 1016, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 28 °Cno wetsuit
- Best Apr, Dec–Feb3 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 12, too small | 2 ft12 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 94kJ | wind from the south-east, 5 knots | 27°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 16, too small | 3 ft8 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 70kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots | 27°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 16, too small | 3 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 93kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots | 25°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 18, too small | 3 ft8 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 126kJ | wind from the south, 6 knots | 26°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 16, too small | 3 ft8 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.) | 85kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots | 26°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 4, too small | 1 ft14 s1 ft at break (est.) | 12kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots | 25°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 11, too small | 2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 53kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots | 26°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 13, too small | 2 ft10 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 73kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots | 26°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 14, too small | 2 ft9 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 64kJ | wind from the south, 3 knots | 26°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 16, too small | 2 ft7 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 50kJ | wind from the south-east, 3 knots | 25°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovLow 01:38 −0.4 mHigh 07:42 +0.4 mLow 14:12 −0.6 mHigh 21:11 +0.5 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 03:03 −0.3 mHigh 09:10 +0.3 mLow 15:27 −0.6 mHigh 22:32 +0.5 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:34 −0.3 mHigh 10:41 +0.3 mLow 16:43 −0.5 mHigh 23:40 +0.6 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best Apr, Dec–Feb
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About alfonsita
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (132°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (312°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 23). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 26°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, April and December, with about 3 good days in 7; in June, July and September, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is São Tomé. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.
Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,230–US$2,360 each
about US$1,230–US$2,360 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to TMS, estimated from distance and season, changing at LIS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$670–US$1,390 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$47–US$80 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$201–US$328 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$221–US$415 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$87–US$141 |
| Total | about US$1,230–US$2,360 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 2 towns
24 min by car
About Praia Melao its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in São Tomé on Booking.com
29 min by car · 23 places to stay
Nearest beds: São Tomé, 17 km (about 30 min by car)
Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 22h 25m
About 22h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → TMS, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), then 40 min by road
Flights ORD → TMS on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.