Faja da Areia surf break

Faja da Areia surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 27 Mar 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
17.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Faja da Areia today?

The current surf forecast for Faja da Areia at 4PM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (27 Mar)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (27 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.3
NNE
1.7
NNW
1.7
NNW
2.2
NNE
2.3
NNE
2.3
NNE
2.4
NNE
2.4
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.3
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
Period(s) (?)10101010121210101010109999999101010988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1526119613319438768479611024100410881072101299010749999611093923124212301308125511911310
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:43AM
1.53
10:09PM
1.75
10:58AM
1.66
11:13PM
1.91
11:49AM
1.81
12:01AM
2.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:50PM
0.69
4:47AM
0.47
5:00PM
0.55
5:42AM
0.32
5:50PM
0.40
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise7:03-------7:01-------7:00-------
Sunset---7:23-------7:24-------7:24----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151718161413131315181816141312131518191714141313
Feels °C (?)131617151312121113171714121110111316171512111010
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