Faja da Areia surf break

Faja da Areia surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 11 Jan 2026 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
19.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)
Nearby Cam: 7km away, Webcam LIVE @ Ponta Delgada - Madeira / Portal Netmadeira


How big are the waves at Faja da Areia today?

The current surf forecast for Faja da Areia at 1PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (11 Jan)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (11 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
0
0
0
1
1
3
4
5
6
6
5
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.1
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
WNW
1.3
WNW
0.3
N
0.2
N
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
NW
3.5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NNW
Period(s) (?)14131313121212111312131310910141413131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8016734913672832031581151145173113132013181901507269997239617752224438375930152488
Wind
(km/h)
0
ESE
0
ESE
0
ESE
0
ENE
5
WNW
5
W
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:40AM
1.59
8:25PM
1.51
8:51AM
1.50
9:38PM
1.51
10:07AM
1.48
10:44PM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:00PM
0.68
2:32AM
0.77
3:09PM
0.72
3:53AM
0.77
4:19PM
0.71
5:02AM
0.70
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise8:11-------8:11-------8:11-------
Sunset---6:20-------6:21-------6:22----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------21-1-1------
Temp. °C141817161515151415181816171515151515151412131212
Feels °C (?)1418181715151413141615131412121211121111910910
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