Calheta, Portugal

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About Calheta

Calheta is a town in Madeira, Portugal. From Calheta you can reach 12 surf spots. The nearest is Jardim do mar, a surf spot 3.7 km from the centre. Overture lists 29 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is FNC, 38 km away.

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Staying in Calheta

29 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: FNC, 38 km, PXO, 87 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Calheta.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Calheta each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 9 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Calheta too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

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São Vicente15.1 kmabout 30 min by carStays in São Vicente

8 ft676 kJ

6 ft359 kJ

3 ft84 kJ

6 ft544 kJ

6 ft485 kJ

5 ft440 kJ

6 ft548 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at São Vicente, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	53, good	8 ft8 shollow	676kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	45, fair	6 ft8 shollow	359kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	17, too small	3 ft6 shollow	84kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	42, fair	6 ft9 shollow	544kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	39, fair	6 ft9 shollow	485kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	33, too small	5 ft9 shollow	440kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	17°C
Sun 25Oct	39, fair	6 ft10 shollow	548kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	17°C

Ponta do Pargo13 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Jardim do Mar, 10 km

7 ft644 kJ

5 ft317 kJ

4 ft219 kJ

6 ft599 kJ

6 ft531 kJ

5 ft457 kJ

6 ft576 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Ponta do Pargo, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	41, fair	7 ft8 sslab	644kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	34, too small	5 ft8 sslab	317kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	23, too small	4 ft10 shollow	219kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	53, good	6 ft9 sslab	599kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore	21°C
Fri 23Oct	46, fair	6 ft9 sslab	531kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots, offshore	21°C
Sat 24Oct	42, fair	5 ft9 sslab	457kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots, offshore	21°C
Sun 25Oct	48, good	6 ft10 sslab	576kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, offshore	20°C

Faja da Areia17.5 kmabout 35 min by carStays in São Vicente, 2 km

8 ft676 kJ

6 ft359 kJ

3 ft84 kJ

6 ft544 kJ

6 ft485 kJ

5 ft440 kJ

6 ft548 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Faja da Areia, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	51, good	8 ft8 shollow	676kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	45, fair	6 ft8 shollow	359kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	17, too small	3 ft6 shollow	84kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	42, fair	6 ft9 shollow	544kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	39, fair	6 ft9 shollow	485kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	33, too small	5 ft9 shollow	440kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	17°C
Sun 25Oct	39, fair	6 ft10 shollow	548kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	17°C

Jardim do mar3.7 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Jardim do Mar

6 ft567 kJ

5 ft364 kJ

3 ft195 kJ

6 ft550 kJ

6 ft490 kJ

5 ft426 kJ

6 ft517 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Jardim do mar, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	6 ft9 shollow	567kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	32, too small	5 ft9 shollow	364kJ	wind from the east, 1 knot, offshore	20°C
Wed 21Oct	17, too small	3 ft10 shollow	195kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	6 ft9 shollow	550kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot	21°C
Fri 23Oct	38, fair	6 ft9 shollow	490kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	35, too small	5 ft9 shollow	426kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	21°C
Sun 25Oct	38, fair	6 ft10 shollow	517kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	19°C

Achadas da Cruz12.9 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Porto Moniz, 6 km

7 ft568 kJ

5 ft381 kJ

4 ft215 kJ

6 ft593 kJ

6 ft525 kJ

5 ft462 kJ

5 ft508 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Achadas da Cruz, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	46, fair	7 ft8 shollow	568kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	5 ft9 shollow	381kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	4 ft10 shollow	215kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	6 ft9 shollow	593kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 13 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	25, too small	6 ft9 shollow	525kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	22, too small	5 ft9 shollow	462kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	20°C
Sun 25Oct	29, too small	5 ft10 sslab	508kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	19°C

Contreira13.8 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Porto Moniz, 4 km

8 ft770 kJ

6 ft351 kJ

3 ft116 kJ

6 ft568 kJ

6 ft502 kJ

5 ft446 kJ

5 ft494 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Contreira, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	45, fair	8 ft8 shollow	770kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	29, too small	6 ft8 shollow	351kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	5, too small	3 ft7 smushy	116kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	17, poor	6 ft9 smushy	568kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 13 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	6 ft9 sslab	502kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	5 ft9 sslab	446kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	20°C
Sun 25Oct	12, too small	5 ft10 sslab	494kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	19°C

Paul do Mar6.4 kmabout 15 min by car

6 ft538 kJ

5 ft381 kJ

3 ft195 kJ

6 ft550 kJ

6 ft490 kJ

5 ft426 kJ

6 ft517 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Paul do Mar, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	45, fair	6 ft9 shollow	538kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	33, too small	5 ft10 shollow	381kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	18, too small	3 ft10 shollow	195kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	6 ft9 shollow	550kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot	21°C
Fri 23Oct	38, fair	6 ft9 shollow	490kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	35, too small	5 ft9 shollow	426kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	21°C
Sun 25Oct	38, fair	6 ft10 shollow	517kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	19°C

Ponta Pequina4.8 kmabout 10 min by car

6 ft538 kJ

5 ft364 kJ

3 ft195 kJ

6 ft550 kJ

6 ft490 kJ

5 ft426 kJ

6 ft517 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Ponta Pequina, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	45, fair	6 ft9 shollow	538kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	32, too small	5 ft9 shollow	364kJ	wind from the east, 1 knot, offshore	20°C
Wed 21Oct	18, too small	3 ft10 shollow	195kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	6 ft9 shollow	550kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot	21°C
Fri 23Oct	38, fair	6 ft9 shollow	490kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	35, too small	5 ft9 shollow	426kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	21°C
Sun 25Oct	38, fair	6 ft10 shollow	517kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	19°C

Ribeira da Janela14 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Porto Moniz, 3 km

7 ft603 kJ

5 ft431 kJ

3 ft193 kJ

6 ft574 kJ

6 ft513 kJ

5 ft462 kJ

5 ft491 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Ribeira da Janela, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	43, fair	7 ft8 shollow	603kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	24, too small	5 ft10 shollow	431kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	4, too small	3 ft9 smushy	193kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	18, poor	6 ft9 smushy	574kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 13 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	6 ft9 smushy	513kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	5 ft9 smushy	462kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	20°C
Sun 25Oct	12, too small	5 ft10 smushy	491kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	19°C

Madalena do mar4.7 kmabout 10 min by car

5 ft529 kJ

5 ft469 kJ

3 ft195 kJ

5 ft466 kJ

5 ft431 kJ

5 ft346 kJ

5 ft456 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Madalena do mar, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	33, too small	5 ft11 shollow	529kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	18°C
Tue 20Oct	32, too small	5 ft11 shollow	469kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot	17°C
Wed 21Oct	18, too small	3 ft10 shollow	195kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	5 ft9 shollow	466kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	34, too small	5 ft10 shollow	431kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 0 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	32, too small	5 ft9 shollow	346kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	20°C
Sun 25Oct	33, too small	5 ft10 shollow	456kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	18°C

Porto Moniz16.1 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Porto Moniz

8 ft653 kJ

6 ft351 kJ

3 ft116 kJ

6 ft568 kJ

6 ft502 kJ

5 ft446 kJ

5 ft494 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Porto Moniz, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	34, poor	8 ft8 shollow	653kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	29, too small	6 ft8 shollow	351kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	5, too small	3 ft7 smushy	116kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	18, poor	6 ft9 smushy	568kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 13 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	12, too small	6 ft9 smushy	502kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	5 ft9 smushy	446kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	20°C
Sun 25Oct	13, too small	5 ft10 smushy	494kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	19°C

Cabo Girão17.9 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Funchal, 9 km

4 ft465 kJ

4 ft358 kJ

3 ft124 kJ

4 ft225 kJ

4 ft227 kJ

4 ft167 kJ

4 ft203 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Cabo Girão, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	4 ft13 shollow	465kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	24, too small	4 ft11 shollow	358kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	14, too small	3 ft9 shollow	124kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot	19°C
Thu 22Oct	22, too small	4 ft9 shollow	225kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 0 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	21, too small	4 ft10 shollow	227kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	19°C
Sat 24Oct	19, too small	4 ft9 shollow	167kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	21°C
Sun 25Oct	21, too small	4 ft9 shollow	203kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	19°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Calheta, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Calheta

Restaurante Convento das VinhasPortuguese · 0.3 km from the centre
Buddha & Sakura, CalhetaIndian · 0.7 km from the centre
Manifattura Di GelatoItalian · 0.8 km from the centre
Akikalheta-Pizaria e CafePizza · 0.6 km from the centre
Costa Del MarMediterranean · 0.7 km from the centre
Restaurante Marina AzulBar and grill · 0.8 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits