Faja da Areia surf break

Faja da Areia surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 WEST
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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 slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Faja da Areia today?

The current surf forecast for Faja da Areia at 1PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 2.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (21 Apr)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (21 Apr)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3.5
NW
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.2
NNW
2
NNW
2
NW
2.1
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.1
WNW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.2
NW
Period(s) (?)7810101010101312121212121212121212111212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)41597520752282200715751259224217071384117711481213183519661934122718711567400330125911981213
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:20AM
1.98
5:41PM
2.03
6:17AM
1.78
6:42PM
1.89
7:29AM
1.61
7:58PM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:21AM
0.29
12:00AM
0.28
12:16PM
0.47
1:09AM
0.44
1:26PM
0.62
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise--7:31-------7:31-------7:30-----
Sunset-----8:42-------8:43-------8:43--
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C161515141515131313121517171615151515171919191717
Feels °C (?)131212111213121212111315151514151414161918191818
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