BEACH & SEA FLOOR GUIDE // Central North CoastIntermediate to Advanced

Fajã da Areia · São Vicente — Reef Mechanics, Channels & Wind Shadow

Madeira's most consistent North Coast reef break, featuring hot showers, easy parking, oceanfront cafés, and support from Clube Naval de São Vicente.

FORSIGTIG VED TAKEOFF: STEJLT DROP OVER LAVT VAND. SPRING FRI AF STENENE VED STYRT.

Intermediate to Advanced · Max 3.5m

Swell: 1m – 2.8m

DØNNINGSVINKEL

NNW / N / NW (310° – 10°)

Angle: 310° – 360°

LÆ FOR VINDEN

S / SE / SW (Brisa de Vale de São Vicente) (Offshore)

Trade Wind & Orographic Shelter

BUNDFORHOLD OG DYBDE

Basalt Reef Shelf with Rock Entry Channel

Volcanic Reef A-Frame (Long Right + Hollow Left)

SWELL CAPTURE (BLUE) & WIND SHADOW (EMERALD) COMPASS

Swell: 0° (N) · Wind: 165° (SSE)

HYDROGRAPHIC REFRACTION, TAKEOFF & EXIT CHANNEL PROFILE

Beach & Reef Bottom Profile

Bølgens Opførsel (Rev (Stenbund)): Langperiodiske dønninger (10s+) brydes med det samme mod den undersøiske vulkanske sokkel og samler 45 kJ bølgeenergi i takeoff-zonen, mens bølgen ruller rent. Den tilstødende kanal leder vandet væk uden at trække surfere ind i nedslagszonen.

1. GYLDEN REGEL FOR IND- OG UDGANG

Always use the rock entry channel in front of Clube Naval de São Vicente between 0.78m and 1.62m tide. During fast ebb tides (< -0.45 m/h), a strong outflow rip pulls through the channel.

Maksimal Flod: {tide}m: 1.62m•Laveste Ebbe: {tide}m: 0.78m

2. LOKALE RISICI I VANDET

•Outside the 0.78m–1.62m tide gate, the entry channel becomes shallow or surging
•Strong ebb rip current through the channel when tide drops faster than -0.45 m/h