Faja da Areia surf break

Faja da Areia surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 14 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 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 4AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
3
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
NNW
2.1
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.3
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.9
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
Period(s) (?)131313121212111112111313121312121617161615141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16991387106973757961240846943834084182164559168961418324587464343573797330629032534
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:24AM
1.90
12:53PM
1.87
1:03AM
2.07
1:30PM
2.03
1:41AM
2.21
2:07PM
2.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:42AM
0.31
6:52PM
0.35
7:19AM
0.14
7:31PM
0.20
7:55AM
0.01
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise----7:39-------7:39-------7:37---
Sunset-------8:37-------8:37-------8:37
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121212121518181714141313151818171514141316191917
Feels °C (?)101011101418181713131212141717161413131214181916
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