Faja da Areia surf break

Faja da Areia surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 03 Apr 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
18.0° 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 1AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (04 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (04 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NNE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
0.8
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1
NNW
1.3
NW
1.7
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.8
NNW
Period(s) (?)88881312121213141313131215121514141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19127525325320624824418729022456960958143543948011741042122712951222120411101134
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
5
N
5
NE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
NE
0
NNE
0
WSW
5
WNW
0
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrossglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglassglasscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:40PM
2.12
3:54AM
2.09
4:10PM
2.06
4:26AM
1.97
4:40PM
1.97
4:57AM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:43PM
0.14
9:57AM
0.18
10:14PM
0.21
10:26AM
0.28
10:47PM
0.32
10:56AM
0.41
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise------7:52-------7:50-------7:50-
Sunset-8:29-------8:30-------8:30------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C211916161515182121191616161519212119171616151921
Feels °C (?)191814151414161920181414141317202120191716151820
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