Faial, Portugal

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Praia do Faial - Ilha da Madeira - Portugal — Faial. Photo: Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Faial

Faial is a town in Madeira, Portugal. From Faial you can reach 9 surf spots. The nearest is Faial, a surf spot 0.8 km from the centre. Overture lists 5 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is FNC, 13 km away.

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Staying in Faial

5 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: FNC, 13 km, PXO, 56 km

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Where it is

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

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. 8 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Faial 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

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Praia Formosa19.2 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Funchal, 4 km

3 ft72 kJ

4 ft418 kJ

4 ft347 kJ

3 ft116 kJ

3 ft165 kJ

4 ft221 kJ

3 ft184 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Praia Formosa, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	34, too small	3 ft7 shollow	72kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Mon 19Oct	43, fair	4 ft13 shollow	418kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	18°C
Tue 20Oct	51, good	4 ft11 shollow	347kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	18°C
Wed 21Oct	33, too small	3 ft9 shollow	116kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	45, fair	3 ft9 shollow	165kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	19°C
Fri 23Oct	51, good	4 ft10 shollow	221kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	46, fair	3 ft9 shollow	184kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots, offshore	20°C

Pizo19.7 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Funchal, 6 km

3 ft72 kJ

4 ft418 kJ

4 ft347 kJ

3 ft116 kJ

3 ft166 kJ

4 ft242 kJ

3 ft184 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pizo, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	30, too small	3 ft7 shollow	72kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot	18°C
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	4 ft13 shollow	418kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	50, good	4 ft11 shollow	347kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot	17°C
Wed 21Oct	30, too small	3 ft9 shollow	116kJ	wind from the south-west, 1 knot	19°C
Thu 22Oct	44, fair	3 ft9 shollow	166kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	47, fair	4 ft10 shollow	242kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	44, fair	3 ft9 shollow	184kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	18°C

Faja da Areia16.6 kmabout 30 min by carStays in São Vicente, 2 km

4 ft302 kJ

9 ft894 kJ

5 ft286 kJ

3 ft67 kJ

5 ft304 kJ

5 ft413 kJ

6 ft465 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Faja da Areia, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	39, fair	4 ft10 shollow	302kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 shollow	894kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	25, poor	5 ft7 shollow	286kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	42, fair	3 ft6 shollow	67kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	49, good	5 ft9 shollow	304kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	33, poor	5 ft9 shollow	413kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	47, fair	6 ft9 shollow	465kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	16°C

São Vicente17.9 kmabout 35 min by carStays in São Vicente

4 ft302 kJ

9 ft894 kJ

5 ft286 kJ

3 ft67 kJ

5 ft304 kJ

5 ft413 kJ

6 ft465 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at São Vicente, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	39, fair	4 ft10 shollow	302kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 shollow	894kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	25, poor	5 ft7 shollow	286kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	42, fair	3 ft6 shollow	67kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	49, good	5 ft9 shollow	304kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	33, poor	5 ft9 shollow	413kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	47, fair	6 ft9 shollow	465kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	16°C

Ponta Delgada12.6 kmabout 25 min by carStays in São Vicente, 6 km

4 ft302 kJ

9 ft883 kJ

5 ft245 kJ

4 ft74 kJ

5 ft326 kJ

5 ft413 kJ

6 ft409 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ponta Delgada, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	33, poor	4 ft10 shollow	302kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 shollow	883kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	24, poor	5 ft7 shollow	245kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	49, good	4 ft6 shollow	74kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	48, good	5 ft9 shollow	326kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	33, poor	5 ft9 shollow	413kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	33, poor	6 ft9 shollow	409kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	16°C

Faial0.8 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft255 kJ

8 ft770 kJ

6 ft327 kJ

3 ft86 kJ

4 ft296 kJ

5 ft451 kJ

5 ft443 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Faial, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	17, poor	4 ft10 smushy	255kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 13 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 shollow	770kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	46, fair	6 ft8 shollow	327kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	34, poor	3 ft7 shollow	86kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	44, fair	4 ft9 shollow	296kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	36, fair	5 ft9 shollow	451kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	37, fair	5 ft9 shollow	443kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots	18°C

Porto da cruz3.2 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Porto da Cruz

4 ft255 kJ

8 ft770 kJ

6 ft327 kJ

3 ft86 kJ

4 ft296 kJ

5 ft451 kJ

5 ft443 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Porto da cruz, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	16, poor	4 ft10 smushy	255kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 13 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 shollow	770kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	46, fair	6 ft8 shollow	327kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	29, too small	3 ft7 shollow	86kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	44, fair	4 ft9 shollow	296kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	36, fair	5 ft9 shollow	451kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	36, fair	5 ft9 shollow	443kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots	18°C

Cais do funchal16.8 kmabout 30 min by carStays in FunchalNeeds 5 ft+

3 ft35 kJ

3 ft269 kJ

3 ft184 kJ

2 ft42 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

2 ft93 kJ

2 ft51 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Cais do funchal, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	11, too small	3 ft5 smushy	35kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	3 ft12 shollow	269kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	16, too small	3 ft11 shollow	184kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	7, too small	2 ft9 shollow	42kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	10, too small	2 ft4 smushy	16kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	19°C
Fri 23Oct	12, too small	2 ft10 shollow	93kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	2 ft7 smushy	51kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	20°C

Machico11.6 kmabout 20 min by carStays in MachicoNeeds 5 ft+

3 ft35 kJ

3 ft177 kJ

3 ft103 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

2 ft24 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Machico, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	10, too small	3 ft5 shollow	35kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 12 knots, offshore	19°C
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	3 ft10 shollow	177kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	12, too small	3 ft9 shollow	103kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	4, too small	2 ft5 shollow	11kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	8, too small	2 ft5 shollow	19kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	2 ft6 shollow	21kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	8, too small	2 ft5 shollow	24kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	19°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Faial, 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 Faial

Restaurante Casa de Chá do FaialPortuguese · 0.8 km from the centre
Casa de CháPortuguese · 1.7 km from the centre
Grutas do FaialPortuguese · 0.5 km from the centre
Ponte VelhaPortuguese · 0.5 km from the centre
Restaurant Marisquera GaléSeafood · 0.5 km from the centre
O CurtadoPortuguese · 1.5 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