Faja da Areia 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.81° N 17.05° W

Issued: 12 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Faja da Areia sea temperature is

23.1°C

Faja da Areia surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Faja da Areia today (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with NNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with NNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faja da Areia at 4AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	11s
Evening (24 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 24								Sunday 25								Monday 26
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 15	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1106	876	847	603	592	571	521	435	520	678	633	1161	892	769	604	501	493	419	412	412	412	429	400	329
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ENE	NNW	E	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide		1:10AM1.98m				1:20PM2.12m				1:45AM2.11m				1:58PM2.20m				2:21AM2.20m				2:37PM2.24m
Low Tide				7:11AM0.26m				7:33PM0.09m				7:48AM0.14m				8:09PM0.01m				8:26AM0.05m				8:46PM-0.01m


	—	—	8:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:19	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	17	20	22	22	19	17	17	16	17	18	22	23	20	18	19	18	19	21	24	22	21	20
Feels °C	17	17	16	19	22	22	19	16	16	15	16	17	22	24	20	18	19	19	20	22	26	24	23	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11
kJ	1106	876	847	603	592	571	521	435	338	314	633	1161	892	769	604	501	493	419	412	412	412	429	400	329
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	NNW 15	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 15	NNW 10	NNE 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	10	213	208	325	194	187	186	435	520	678	307	21	50	50	49	48	28	16	16	95	77	56	43	43
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 11	S 11	S 11	NNW 16	NNW 16	N 14	N 14	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	N 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 7	NNE 8	N 14
kJ	4	10	9	2	26	138	134	96	59	35	17	14	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	16	15	10	6	136
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	74	74	66	62	60	97	135	155	150	150	159	179	175	175	146	146	123	117	100	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Jardim do Mar Madeira	Jardim do Mar Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Faja da Areia Madeira	Faja da Areia Madeira	Faja da Areia Madeira	Faja da Areia Madeira	Faja da Areia Madeira	Faja da Areia Madeira	Faja da Areia Madeira	Faja da Areia Madeira
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3
Distance (km)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	17	17	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	5	4

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