Faja da Areia surf break

Faja da Areia surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 20 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
17.7° 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 1AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. 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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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NE
0.6
N
1.2
W
0.6
NNE
2
WNW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
2
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)695778101010101013121212121212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)595776323618781887213120071675123422421833114899397610761883196622212507218316971375
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:51PM
2.16
5:20AM
1.98
5:41PM
2.03
6:17AM
1.78
6:42PM
1.89
7:29AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:04PM
0.13
11:21AM
0.29
12:00AM
0.28
12:16PM
0.47
1:09AM
0.44
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------7:31-------7:31-------7:30-
Sunset-8:40-------8:42-------8:43------
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212017171615151415151313131315171716151514141719
Feels °C (?)191816141312121112131212121214161515151513131719
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