Faja da Areia surf break

Faja da Areia surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 24 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
17.8° 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 4PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (24 Apr)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (24 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.8
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.3
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.6
NNW
9
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
878
791
698
672
580
478
425
286
245
281
241
208
120
118
95
107
86
86
50
69
82
102
126
138
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
8:57AM1.53m
9:25PM1.74m
10:24AM1.56m
10:43PM1.80m
11:31AM1.66m
11:44PM1.89m
Low Tide
2:57PM0.69m
4:09AM0.53m
4:25PM0.66m
5:20AM0.44m
5:32PM0.56m
6:12AM0.35m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:28
7:26
7:26
7:24
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8:44
8:45
8:45
8:45
Temp °C
17
18
18
17
16
15
15
14
17
18
17
17
15
14
14
14
16
19
19
18
15
14
15
14
17
18
18
17
16
15
15
14
17
18
17
16
14
13
13
13
15
18
18
18
14
13
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.8
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.3
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.6
NNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
11
Energy kJ
878
791
698
672
580
478
425
286
245
281
241
208
120
118
95
107
86
86
50
59
57
55
54
198
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.7
W
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.5
WNW
8
0.6
NNW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.4
NNW
9
Energy kJ
22
22
20
20
20
19
9
78
80
8
8
8
49
33
33
7
8
8
39
50
39
70
93
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.2
NNE
8
0.4
E
6
0.3
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.2
NNE
8
Energy kJ
11
10
9
2
2
2
2
9
9
3
3
3
8
7
7
3
3
6
11
29
46
41
39
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
7
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
3
8
16
23
33
35
43
69
82
102
126
138
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
7
7
0
0
7
0
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
Best forecast wave conditions in Madeira
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
4
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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