Surf Breaks
Portugal (226)
Madeira (21)
Faja da Areia

Faja da Areia Surf Photo: 'san vicente waves right' by jose luis goncalves

Lat Long: 32.81° N 17.05° W

Issued: 12 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Faja da Areia sea temperature is

21.2° C

Normal for this time of year

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

16 Day Forecast Hourly Wave Energy Map Wave Height Map Wind Map

Webcams Live Weather Wave Buoys

Tides Sea Temperature

Guide Reviews Photos (10)

Share this surf break

Share this link via

Or copy link

Go Pro for an ad-free experience

Upload new photo for Faja da Areia | for another surf break

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNW	SSW
	9 s	cross- on	9 s	11 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 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	NNW	SSW
	9 s	on	9 s	11 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 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	NNW	SSW
	9 s	on	9 s	11 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 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	N	NNE	NNW
	9 s	on	11 s	9 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 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	NNE	NNW	NNE	NNW
	9 s	on	10 s	9 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 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
	N	NNE	N	NNE	NNW
	9 s	on	3 s	9 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 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
	N	NNE	N	NNE	NNW
	9 s	on	4 s	9 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 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
	N	NNE	N	NNE	NNW
	9 s	on	10 s	9 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 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
	N	N	N	NNE	NNW
	9 s	on	10 s	9 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 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
	N	N	N	NNE	SSW
	9 s	on	3 s	9 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 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
	N	N	NNE	ENE	WNW
	9 s	on	9 s	8 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 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
	N	NNE	NNE	ENE	WNW
	9 s	on	9 s	8 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 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
	N	NNE	NNE	ENE	WNW
	9 s	on	9 s	8 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 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
	N	NNE	NNE	ENE	WNW
	9 s	cross- on	9 s	8 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 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	WNW
	9 s	cross- on	9 s	8 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 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	ENE	WNW
	9 s	cross- on	9 s	9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 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	SSW
	9 s	cross- on	9 s	8 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 June at 3 pm

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

Image captured 16 minutes before high water (at high spring tide). Tide height was 2.4m (7.8 ft). Range 2.58m (8.5 ft). Toggle tide graph

Back to photos

Previous photo

Next photo

Previous photo

Next photo

Faja da Areia Surf Photo: 'san vicente waves right' by jose luis goncalves

2 a 4 ft

2.8

Use stars to vote

User: jose luis goncalves (13 photos)

Country: Portugal (706 photos)

Photo taken at: 2:55 pm 25 Jun 2013