Today the surf report was 6.6m (that's 22ft for those back home) at 13 seconds with the wind blowing at 54kph gusting to 75kph. We walked out to the point south of town to witness the event. The waves were impressive!
I managed to make it out surfing for the first time as well. (Sorry, no pictures). The beach (Meia Praia) is sheltered from the full swell, but it was still one of the biggest days I have been out in. A solid double overhead. I made it outside (even being out of surfing shape!), but didn't catch any waves. Too chicken to sit deep enough. It was refreshing to get in the water though!
The plants on our deck had a bit of a rough time of it too:
