Thoughtful — Cais do funchal. Photo: whitehart1882, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Funchal

Funchal is a town in Madeira, Portugal. From Funchal you can reach 8 surf spots and 1 dive site. The nearest is Cais do funchal, a surf spot 0.8 km from the centre. Overture lists 175 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is FNC, 14 km away.

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Staying in Funchal

175 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: FNC, 14 km, PXO, 70 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 Funchal.

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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. The best of the spots that stay in Funchal each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 4 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Funchal too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder 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 Formosa4.2 kmabout 10 min by car

3 ft72 kJ

4 ft418 kJ

4 ft347 kJ

3 ft116 kJ

3 ft153 kJ

4 ft242 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	19°C
Mon 19Oct	43, fair	4 ft13 shollow	418kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	51, good	4 ft11 shollow	347kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	19°C
Wed 21Oct	33, too small	3 ft9 shollow	116kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	44, fair	3 ft9 shollow	153kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	52, good	4 ft10 shollow	242kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	49, good	3 ft9 shollow	184kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore	20°C

Pizo5.7 kmabout 10 min by car

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	32, too small	3 ft7 shollow	72kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot	19°C
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	4 ft13 shollow	418kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	51, good	4 ft11 shollow	347kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	30, too small	3 ft9 shollow	116kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 0 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	44, fair	3 ft9 shollow	166kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	49, good	4 ft10 shollow	242kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	46, fair	3 ft9 shollow	184kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	18°C

Ponta Delgada19.8 kmabout 35 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

5 ft368 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ponta Delgada, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	34, 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-north-west, 3 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	23, poor	5 ft7 shollow	245kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	43, fair	4 ft6 shollow	74kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	48, good	5 ft9 shollow	326kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	34, poor	5 ft9 shollow	413kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	33, poor	5 ft8 shollow	368kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	16°C

Faial15.8 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Faial

4 ft231 kJ

8 ft770 kJ

5 ft211 kJ

3 ft86 kJ

4 ft296 kJ

5 ft404 kJ

5 ft443 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Faial, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	19, poor	4 ft9 smushy	231kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	18°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 shollow	770kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	44, fair	5 ft7 shollow	211kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	33, poor	3 ft7 shollow	86kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	45, fair	4 ft9 shollow	296kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	38, fair	5 ft9 shollow	404kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	40, fair	5 ft9 shollow	443kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	19°C

Porto da cruz14.8 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Porto da Cruz

4 ft231 kJ

8 ft770 kJ

5 ft211 kJ

3 ft86 kJ

4 ft296 kJ

5 ft404 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	18, poor	4 ft9 smushy	231kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	18°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 shollow	770kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	44, fair	5 ft7 shollow	211kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	28, too small	3 ft7 shollow	86kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	45, fair	4 ft9 shollow	296kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	38, fair	5 ft9 shollow	404kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	39, fair	5 ft9 shollow	443kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	19°C

Cabo Girão9 kmabout 20 min by car

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 Cabo Girão, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	22, too small	3 ft7 shollow	72kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot	19°C
Mon 19Oct	28, too small	4 ft13 shollow	418kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	4 ft11 shollow	347kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	21, too small	3 ft9 shollow	116kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 0 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	30, too small	3 ft9 shollow	166kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	34, too small	4 ft10 shollow	242kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	32, too small	3 ft9 shollow	184kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	18°C

Cais do funchal0.8 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

3 ft35 kJ

3 ft269 kJ

3 ft184 kJ

2 ft42 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

2 ft93 kJ

2 ft57 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	19°C
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	3 ft12 shollow	269kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot	19°C
Tue 20Oct	16, too small	3 ft11 shollow	184kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	7, too small	2 ft9 shollow	42kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	10, too small	2 ft4 smushy	16kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	2 ft10 shollow	93kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	2 ft8 shollow	57kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore	20°C

Machico15.7 kmabout 30 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	9, 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, 7 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	12, too small	3 ft9 shollow	103kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 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, 8 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	8, too small	2 ft5 shollow	24kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	19°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Funchal, 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).

Dive near Funchal

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Places to eat near Funchal

A CUBA RestauranteEuropean · in the centre
BioformaVegetarian · 0.1 km from the centre
Buga Ramen FunchalJapanese · 0.1 km from the centre
Latada do DoutorPortuguese · 0.1 km from the centre
AkuaEuropean · 0.2 km from the centre
Forno DouradoItalian · 0.2 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

Funchal, Portugal

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