Faja da Areia surf break

Faja da Areia surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 12 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 slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Faja da Areia today?

The current surf forecast for Faja da Areia at 3AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (13 Jan)15ft (4.5m)13s
Evening (13 Jan)13ft (4.0m)13s

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

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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
6
5
5
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NW
3
WNW
3
NW
3.5
NW
4
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NNW
1.9
NW
2
N
2.2
N
2.2
N
2.1
N
2
N
1.9
N
1.6
NW
2.2
NW
2.5
NW
Period(s) (?)14911121414131313131212121212121212111211211918
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)70137619423125702572136455566647834218329726802272203797411131332125811261058890230435064256
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:38PM
1.51
10:07AM
1.48
10:44PM
1.57
11:11AM
1.53
11:38PM
1.67
12:02PM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:53AM
0.77
4:19PM
0.71
5:02AM
0.70
5:17PM
0.64
5:55AM
0.59
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise----8:11-------8:11-------8:10---
Sunset-------6:22-------6:22-------6:23
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
411111------------------
Temp. °C171515151415151413121212131616141312121213171816
Feels °C (?)141211109111111109910111414131211111011161714
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