Faja da Areia surf break

Faja da Areia surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 25 Jan 2026 WET
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
18.6° 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 5PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.5m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (25 Jan)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (25 Jan)11ft (3.5m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
3
0
4
7
0
7
8
8
8
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
NNW
3.5
NW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
0.4
NW
4.5
WNW
5
NW
5.5
NW
6
NW
6
NW
5.5
NW
5.5
NW
5.5
NW
5
NW
Period(s) (?)141414141413131514141413131220121615151515151616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6607458644884554463445143697554944473949370636154112436610060821170913971140851427914722145331511211692
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:29PM
1.73
6:52AM
1.78
7:37PM
1.66
8:09AM
1.67
9:00PM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:12PM
0.39
12:31AM
0.52
1:12PM
0.50
1:45AM
0.61
2:31PM
0.57
3:19AM
0.61
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise8:07-------8:06-------8:06-------
Sunset---6:32-------6:34-------6:35----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------11--------
Temp. °C131718161515141314171716161718181717171614151516
Feels °C (?)101516151414121011141413131415151414141412131314
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