Faja da Areia surf break

Faja da Areia surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 25 Mar 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
17.7° 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 9AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (25 Mar)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (25 Mar)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
2.3
NE
2.3
NE
1.9
N
2.1
N
2.4
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.3
NNE
2.5
NNE
Period(s) (?)66777778888888891010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22227731532532532543249949960061643555973089199412761614179216581652126310421295
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:26AM
1.63
7:00PM
1.69
8:00AM
1.50
8:39PM
1.65
9:43AM
1.53
10:09PM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:03AM
0.48
12:28PM
0.63
1:34AM
0.61
2:06PM
0.73
3:25AM
0.60
3:50PM
0.69
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
Sunrise--7:05-------7:03-------7:03-----
Sunset-----7:22-------7:22-------7:23--
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151516181817151514141517171512131313151717161413
Feels °C (?)14131416161513141212131514139111110131516141211
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