Forecast

Madeira surf forecast, spot by spot

One model feed, read against what each break needs. A NW swell that lights up Jardim do Mar does nothing for Machico; a 1.5 m day at Porto da Cruz is a lesson day, at Paul do Mar it is a warm-up. The verdicts below apply the window listed on each spot page.

Sea temperature now: 22°C. Wetsuit: 2 mm shorty, or a 3/2 if the wind is up. Month-by-month guide

Right now

Porto da Cruz (Alagoa & Maiata)

Probably not working

1.7 m (5.5 ft) NNW swell at 8s · wind WSW 4 kn · sea 22°C

Machico

Probably not working

2.1 m (7 ft) SW swell at 8s · wind WNW 3 kn · sea 22°C

Seixal

Probably not working

2.7 m (8.5 ft) SW swell at 8s · wind W 5 kn · sea 22°C

Fajã da Areia

Probably not working

2.5 m (8.5 ft) SW swell at 8s · wind WNW 2 kn · sea 22°C

Jardim do Mar

Probably not working

2.7 m (8.5 ft) SW swell at 8s · wind W 5 kn · sea 22°C

Paul do Mar

Probably not working

2.7 m (8.5 ft) SW swell at 8s · wind W 5 kn · sea 22°C

Ponta Pequena

Probably not working

2.7 m (8.5 ft) SW swell at 8s · wind W 5 kn · sea 22°C

Ribeira da Janela

Probably not working

2.6 m (8.5 ft) SW swell at 8s · wind W 5 kn · sea 22°C

Model output from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) at the nearest ocean grid cell to each spot, refreshed every 30 minutes. It is not a spot report. Open a spot for the 4-day table, the tide note and the cams.

How to read it

Looks on: swell direction, period, size and wind all sit inside the spot's window.
Marginal: size and direction fit but the period is short or the wind is wrong. Worth a cam check before driving.
Probably not working: at least two of the four are out. Look at another coast: the north and south-west coasts rarely fire on the same day.
Beginner spots (Porto da Cruz, Machico, Seixal, Fajã da Areia) carry a size ceiling, so a big winter day reads as "not working" there on purpose.

Second opinions

Madeira surf multi-view dashboard (all cams) (Webcam Madeira)
Windy wave map, Madeira (Windy)
IPMA sea state bulletin (official, PT) (IPMA)
Madeira surf webcams, all spots
Seasons and swell guide (which coast works when)

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