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 beginners: 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 beginner 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 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.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: Intermediate Expert

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Cabo Girão9 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

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 intermediate surfers at Cabo Girão, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	28, too small	4 ft13 shollow	465kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	4 ft11 shollow	358kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	22, too small	3 ft9 shollow	124kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 0 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	35, too small	4 ft9 shollow	225kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	19°C
Fri 23Oct	33, too small	4 ft10 shollow	227kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	30, too small	4 ft9 shollow	167kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	34, too small	4 ft9 shollow	203kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	19°C

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

3 ft311 kJ

3 ft192 kJ

2 ft47 kJ

2 ft88 kJ

2 ft91 kJ

3 ft36 kJ

3 ft40 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Cais do funchal, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	3 ft13 shollow	311kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot	19°C
Tue 20Oct	16, too small	3 ft11 shollow	192kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	7, too small	2 ft9 shollow	47kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	2 ft9 shollow	88kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	2 ft9 shollow	91kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	3 ft5 smushy	36kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore	20°C
Sun 25Oct	12, too small	3 ft5 smushy	40kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	19°C

Faial15.8 kmabout 30 min by carStays in FaialIntermediate and up

8 ft692 kJ

5 ft208 kJ

3 ft94 kJ

5 ft388 kJ

5 ft381 kJ

4 ft269 kJ

5 ft431 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Faial, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 shollow	692kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	43, fair	5 ft7 shollow	208kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	35, poor	3 ft7 shollow	94kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	32, poor	5 ft10 shollow	388kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	39, fair	5 ft10 shollow	381kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	47, fair	4 ft9 shollow	269kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	43, fair	5 ft10 shollow	431kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	17°C

Machico15.7 kmabout 30 min by carStays in MachicoIntermediate and up

3 ft177 kJ

3 ft101 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

2 ft25 kJ

3 ft33 kJ

3 ft39 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Machico, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
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	101kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	4, too small	2 ft5 shollow	12kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	10, too small	2 ft5 shollow	21kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	2 ft6 shollow	25kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	3 ft5 shollow	33kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	16, too small	3 ft5 shollow	39kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	18°C

Pizo5.7 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 3 ft+

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 intermediate surfers at Pizo, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	40, fair	4 ft13 shollow	465kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	53, good	4 ft11 shollow	358kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	32, too small	3 ft9 shollow	124kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 0 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	50, good	4 ft9 shollow	225kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	19°C
Fri 23Oct	48, good	4 ft10 shollow	227kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	44, fair	4 ft9 shollow	167kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	49, good	4 ft9 shollow	203kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	19°C

Ponta Delgada19.8 kmabout 35 min by carStays in São Vicente, 6 kmIntermediate and up

9 ft798 kJ

6 ft323 kJ

3 ft86 kJ

5 ft442 kJ

5 ft426 kJ

5 ft288 kJ

5 ft494 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ponta Delgada, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 shollow	798kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	6 ft8 shollow	323kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	45, fair	3 ft6 shollow	86kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	5 ft10 shollow	442kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	46, fair	5 ft9 shollow	426kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	47, fair	5 ft9 shollow	288kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	34, poor	5 ft10 shollow	494kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	16°C

Porto da cruz14.8 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Porto da CruzIntermediate and up

8 ft692 kJ

5 ft208 kJ

3 ft94 kJ

5 ft388 kJ

5 ft381 kJ

4 ft269 kJ

5 ft431 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Porto da cruz, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 shollow	692kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	43, fair	5 ft7 shollow	208kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	30, poor	3 ft7 shollow	94kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	32, poor	5 ft10 shollow	388kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	39, fair	5 ft10 shollow	381kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	46, fair	4 ft9 shollow	269kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	43, fair	5 ft10 shollow	431kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	17°C

Praia Formosa4.2 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 3 ft+

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 intermediate surfers at Praia Formosa, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	44, fair	4 ft13 shollow	465kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	53, good	4 ft11 shollow	358kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	19°C
Wed 21Oct	34, too small	3 ft9 shollow	124kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	50, good	4 ft9 shollow	225kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	51, good	4 ft10 shollow	227kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	47, fair	4 ft9 shollow	167kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore	20°C
Sun 25Oct	52, good	4 ft9 shollow	203kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	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

Scuba Madeira 2.5 km · stays here

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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