Madeira · Islands · Portugal
Porto da Cruz
Today · beginner: ideal · 0.4 m knee high · light wind
0.4 m now · to be confirmed
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Forecast · next 7 days
Now 0.4 m. Best day: THU 5, 0.7 m.
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Forecast · next 7 days
Now 0.4 m. Best day: THU 5, 0.7 m.Suggestion by level
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Overall = wave quality · By level = whether it suits you
Rock or reef bottom. The tide does not enter this beach's score.
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This peak is sheltered from part of the swell by the coastline — SurfBooking Forecast already accounts for it, hour by hour.
The hour bar above moves both maps through the day — each arrow points its real direction, with the map north-up.
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Porto da Cruz
Left over boulders on the north coast of Madeira, next to a sea wall. Works on the rising tide, in a short window. Rocks and the sea wall close to the wave: for experienced surfers.
Surfing Porto da Cruz
Porto da Cruz is a surf beach in Madeira, Portugal.
What level is Porto da Cruz for?
Porto da Cruz has no fixed level, and that is the question Surf Booking answers every day: the same sea suits a beginner and does not suit an advanced surfer, or the other way round. On this page the sea at this beach is read hour by hour and by level — beginner, intermediate and advanced — for the next 7 days, and the verdict is this beach's, not the region's.
What is the bottom like at Porto da Cruz?
The bottom is rock. It calls for extra care and local knowledge, especially at low tide.
When does Porto da Cruz work best?
Porto da Cruz is an exposed beach that picks up much of the Atlantic swell, so it works often through the year. It is usually best with swell from NE-E. The beach faces Northeast.
