Fajã da Areia

Fajã da Areia is an N-facing reef break in São Vicente, Madeira, Madeira, Portugal. It picks up swell from ENE to E and WNW to ENE, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 33% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the S: light winds or S breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while N onshores chop it up.

Break

Reef

Faces

N (0°)

Best swell

NW to NE (310°–51°), 11 s or longer

Best wind

SE to SW offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

4–10 ft at the beach

Swell window

ENE to E (73° to 85.5°); WNW to ENE (285.5° to 65°)

Offshore wind

S

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

1