Faja da Areia surf break

Faja da Areia surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 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
17.6° 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 10PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)--
Afternoon (31 Mar)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (31 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
E
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.2
NNW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NNW
0.9
NW
0.8
NNW
0.9
NW
1.5
NE
1.6
NE
1.3
NNE
Period(s) (?)91716161515141414141313131313121212121211777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)582663625573616503482469450424352304299299249227212184202174211206221167
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:06PM
2.04
2:18AM
2.21
2:39PM
2.11
2:51AM
2.22
3:10PM
2.13
3:23AM
2.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:07PM
0.18
8:31AM
0.06
8:40PM
0.13
9:01AM
0.06
9:12PM
0.11
9:29AM
0.10
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise------7:56-------7:54-------7:54-
Sunset-8:27-------8:27-------8:28------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201914141414182121191615151418202018141413131720
Feels °C (?)171712121211162020181412131216181816121211111519
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