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Faja da Areia surf break

Faja da Areia surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 WET
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Faja da Areia surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Faja da Areia sea temperature is
18.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Faja da Areia today?

The current surf forecast for Faja da Areia at 6AM is: 5.0m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)16ft (5.0m)12s
Afternoon (18 Jan)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)11s

Table - waves today at Faja da Areia. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
5
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
NNW
4.5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
4.5
NNW
4
NNW
3.5
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.1
NNW
2
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.7
NW
1.2
NW
1.6
NW
2
NW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.2
NNW
1.6
NW
Period(s) (?)131312121212121211111111111110101918161615141417
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)57217111677369796271519943293551249719181677115597087375559210111615210933292994220017441433
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:37AM
2.01
1:56PM
1.87
2:11AM
2.10
2:29PM
1.93
2:44AM
2.16
3:03PM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:21PM
0.35
7:51AM
0.29
7:55PM
0.28
8:24AM
0.22
8:27PM
0.22
8:58AM
0.18
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise----8:10-------8:08-------8:08---
Sunset-------6:27-------6:27-------6:28
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1431--------------------
Temp. °C161717161515161413131213131616151413131212151514
Feels °C (?)131313121211121110101011111415141311111010131312
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