Faja da Areia surf break

Faja da Areia surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 07 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 7AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (07 Apr)15ft (4.5m)16s
Evening (07 Apr)15ft (4.5m)15s

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


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
0
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.1
NW
1.8
NW
4
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
4.5
NNW
4.5
NNW
4.5
NNW
4.5
NNW
4.5
NNW
4.5
NNW
5
NNW
5.5
NNW
6
NNW
6.5
N
4.5
NNE
4
NNE
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
Period(s) (?)131218161616161615151514151414141413121212121312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)689573808175079129937101929529839276317628782580588088813288619243917810478118485747476826322071
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
30
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:31AM
1.68
5:48PM
1.72
6:11AM
1.52
6:34PM
1.59
7:08AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:21PM
0.45
11:29AM
0.54
12:01AM
0.59
12:08PM
0.68
12:55AM
0.73
1:06PM
0.80
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise----7:48-------7:48-------7:46---
Sunset-------8:31-------8:31-------8:32
clear
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-1--------------21223211
Temp. °C151514131314151412121212131516141413141414151415
Feels °C (?)1312108991197888811121097888111012
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