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Faja da Areia surf break

Faja da Areia surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm 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 7AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (26 Jan)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (26 Jan)11ft (3.5m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
0
0
5
!
!
7
7
8
8
8
!
!
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3.5
WNW
0.1
NW
0.2
NNW
5
WNW
5.5
NW
6
NW
6
NW
6
NW
5.5
NW
5.5
NW
5.5
NW
5
NW
6
NW
6.5
NW
6.5
NW
6.5
NW
Period(s) (?)141313151414141313222012161515151516161619191818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)47014514369757444447396438953031443718386805136471566114982146471457813789142251199627103277692811826342
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
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
9:40AM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:31AM
0.52
1:12PM
0.50
1:45AM
0.61
2:31PM
0.57
3:19AM
0.61
3:58PM
0.56
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise----8:06-------8:06-------8:04---
Sunset-------6:34-------6:35-------6:36
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------11------------
Temp. °C161514141417171616171818171818161416161717192019
Feels °C (?)151412121114141313141515141516141113131515171818
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