Faja da Areia surf break

Faja da Areia surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 19 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
18.9° 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 11PM is: 1.6m 18s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jan)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (19 Jan)4ft (1.2m)19s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
NNW
2
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.6
NW
1.2
NW
1.6
NW
2
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NNW
1.7
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
2
NNW
3
NW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3.5
NNW
Period(s) (?)111110101918161615141417161616161515141413131314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)105487375553810221615210931182736190316971570317832383197226219101714366537623297319832974531
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
N
5
SE
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassonglassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:29PM
1.93
2:44AM
2.16
3:03PM
1.95
3:17AM
2.19
3:37PM
1.96
3:51AM
2.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:24AM
0.22
8:27PM
0.22
8:58AM
0.18
9:00PM
0.20
9:31AM
0.16
9:34PM
0.21
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise8:08-------8:08-------8:08-------
Sunset---6:27-------6:28-------6:29----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------------1---
Temp. °C131617151313131313161614131314161719191818161717
Feels °C (?)111415141213121112141412111012141617171717151616
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