Faja da Areia surf break

Faja da Areia surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 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
21.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than 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 2PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Dec)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (02 Dec)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Evening (02 Dec)11ft (3.5m)14s

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

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Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
N
1.3
NNW
2
NNW
3
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.3
NNW
Period(s) (?)121415151414141616161616151515151514141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2685951693435544614431453162156278645060806369616157095267455739073293276324602220199518161816
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
5
SE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
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
crosscross-
on
crosscrossglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:22AM
2.04
11:55PM
2.08
12:15PM
2.13
12:42AM
2.20
1:06PM
2.18
1:29AM
2.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:38PM
0.14
6:03AM
0.17
6:26PM
0.07
6:53AM
0.05
7:13PM
0.04
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sunrise7:52-------7:52-------7:54-------
Sunset---6:00-------6:00-------6:00----
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-11---------------------
Temp. °C181817161414151415171716151615141518181614141414
Feels °C (?)171715141212131213151615131513131416171513131414
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