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Faja da Areia

Lat Long: 32.81° N 17.05° W

Faja da Areia Surf Photo: 'a surfear en san vicente, isla de madeira' by jose luis goncalves

Issued: 5 am 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Faja da Areia sea temperature is

22.8°C

1.5°

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	NNE	NNE	S	WNW
	10 s	cross- on	10 s	12 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 June at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faja da Areia around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	NNE	NNE	ENE	S
	10 s	cross- on	10 s	8 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 June at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faja da Areia around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	NE	NNE	S	SSW
	10 s	cross- on	10 s	12 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 June at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faja da Areia around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	NE	NNE	SSW	S
	10 s	cross- on	10 s	18 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 June at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faja da Areia around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	NE	NNE	SSW	S
	10 s	cross- on	10 s	18 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 June at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faja da Areia around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	NE	NNE	SSW	S
	10 s	cross- on	10 s	18 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 June at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faja da Areia around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	NE	NNE	SSW	SSW
	10 s	cross- on	10 s	18 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 June at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faja da Areia around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	NNE	NNE	ENE	SSW
	10 s	cross- on	10 s	7 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 June at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faja da Areia around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	NNE	NNE	SSW	SSW
	10 s	cross- on	10 s	17 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 June at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faja da Areia around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	NNE	NNE	E	SSW
	10 s	cross- on	10 s	8 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 June at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faja da Areia around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	E
	10 s	cross- on	3 s	10 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 June at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faja da Areia around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	ENE
	10 s	cross- on	3 s	10 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 June at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faja da Areia around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	NNE	NNE	ENE	SSW
	10 s	cross- on	10 s	8 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 June at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faja da Areia around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	NE	NNE	ENE	SSW
	10 s	cross- on	10 s	8 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 June at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faja da Areia around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	NE	NNE	ENE	SSW
	9 s	cross- on	9 s	8 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 June at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faja da Areia around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	ENE
	9 s	cross- on	4 s	9 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 June at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faja da Areia around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	ENE
	9 s	cross- on	4 s	9 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 June at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faja da Areia around the time the photo was taken

Image captured One hour and 34 minutes after low water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.6m (1.9 ft). Range 2.58m (8.5 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Photo taken at: 12:59 pm 28 Jun 2013