Ilha da Madeira & Porto Santo · CalhetaRecommended level: Advanced / Expert

Jardim do Mar

The 500m coastal cliffs completely block NE trade winds. When the North Coast is blown out, Jardim do Mar stays glassy with 200-meter bowling right-handers.

WHERE TO SURF TODAY
Clean surf on the SW coast (Jardim & Paul do Mar) + Fajã da Areia & Porto da Cruz fun at mid-tide
BEST TIDE HOURS: 07:30–13:00 (0.50m–1.60m)
POWER & SIZE NOW
72 kJ
0.5m · Sets 0.6m
Seawall Backwash Gate: < 1.85m
BEACH & CONDITIONS MAP — MADEIRA ISLAND & PORTO SANTO11 BEACHES WITH LIVE CAM
CENTRAL RIDGE 1,862M (SOUTHWEST WIND SHADOW)Jardim do Mar0.9m · 346 kJPaul do Mar0.9m · 343 kJPonta Pequena0.8m · 276 kJCabo Girão0.6m · 163 kJContreiras / Janela1.2m · 562 kJFajã da Areia1.0m · 402 kJSeixal0.8m · 319 kJMaiata0.9m · 291 kJAlagoa (Porto da Cruz)0.9m · 291 kJMachico0.3m · 51 kJPorto Santo0.6m · 152 kJ
BEACHES WITH LIVE SURF CAMERAS

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ALL 11 LIVE CAMERAS (MADEIRA ISLAND & PORTO SANTO)

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Jardim do Mar (Calheta)0.5m (Sets 0.6m) · 72 kJ
Jardim & Paul do Mar · SW Point Lineup
Seawall Backwash Gate: < 1.85m
Paul do Mar (Calheta)0.5m (Sets 0.6m) · 72 kJ
Paul do Mar · Harbor & Pointbreak (HD 24/7)
Safe Tide Window: 0.45m – 1.58m
Ponta Pequena (Calheta)0.5m (Sets 0.6m) · 72 kJ
Ponta Pequena – Paul do Mar Swell Corridor
Cliff Footpath Tide Gate: > 1.40m
Cabo Girão (Câmara de Lobos)0.2m (Sets 0.3m) · 14 kJ
Cabo Girão · South & SW Coast (Câmara em Direto)
Fajã Jetty Exit < 1.65m
Contreiras / Janela (Porto Moniz)1.2m (Sets 1.5m) · 407 kJ
Contreiras & Ribeira da Janela · Câmara Principal
Contreiras: Exit 50min Before Full High Tide
Fajã da Areia (São Vicente)1.0m (Sets 1.3m) · 283 kJ
Fajã da Areia · Juncos Bay (Câmara Principal 24/7)
Safe Entry Channel: 0.78m – 1.62m
Seixal (Porto Moniz)0.9m (Sets 1.2m) · 229 kJ
Seixal Black-Sand Beach · Live HD 24/7
Safe Sand Bottom on All Tides
Maiata (Machico)0.8m (Sets 1.0m) · 181 kJ
Porto da Cruz · Pools & Maiata Bay (HD 24/7)
Optimal Sandbar Window: < 1.80m
Alagoa (Porto da Cruz) (Machico)0.8m (Sets 1.0m) · 181 kJ
Alagoa Beach · Live Surf Peaks (Câmara em Direto)
Optimal Below 1.80m Tide
Machico (Machico)0.1m (Sets 0.1m) · 10 kJ
Machico · São Roque Surf Peak (Câmara Principal 24/7)
Easy Bay Exit on All Tides
Porto Santo (Porto Santo)0.1m (Sets 0.1m) · 10 kJ
Porto Santo · Golden Beach (Câmara Principal 24/7)
9 km Open Golden Sand on All Tides