Porto da Cruz, Portugal

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About Porto da Cruz

Porto da Cruz is a town in Madeira, Portugal. From Porto da Cruz you can reach 8 surf spots. The nearest is Porto da cruz, a surf spot 0.8 km from the centre. Overture lists 6 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is FNC, 10 km away.

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Staying in Porto da Cruz

6 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: FNC, 10 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 experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Porto da Cruz.

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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. 7 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Porto da Cruz 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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Faja da Areia19.1 kmabout 35 min by carStays in São Vicente, 2 km

6 ft222 kJ

8 ft731 kJ

6 ft380 kJ

3 ft67 kJ

5 ft404 kJ

6 ft525 kJ

6 ft465 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Faja da Areia, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	34, poor	6 ft6 shollow	222kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	50, good	8 ft8 shollow	731kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	44, fair	6 ft8 shollow	380kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	3 ft6 shollow	67kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	5 ft9 shollow	404kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	40, fair	6 ft9 shollow	525kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	41, fair	6 ft9 shollow	465kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	16°C

Faial2.3 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Faial

6 ft234 kJ

8 ft642 kJ

6 ft327 kJ

3 ft86 kJ

5 ft337 kJ

6 ft479 kJ

5 ft443 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Faial, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, too small	6 ft6 shollow	234kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 11 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	8 ft8 shollow	642kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	6 ft8 shollow	327kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	13, too small	3 ft7 shollow	86kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	31, too small	5 ft8 shollow	337kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	30, too small	6 ft9 shollow	479kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	29, too small	5 ft9 shollow	443kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots	18°C

Porto da cruz0.8 kmabout 5 min by car

6 ft234 kJ

8 ft642 kJ

6 ft327 kJ

3 ft86 kJ

5 ft337 kJ

6 ft479 kJ

5 ft443 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Porto da cruz, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, too small	6 ft6 shollow	234kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 11 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	8 ft8 shollow	642kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	6 ft8 shollow	327kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	13, too small	3 ft7 shollow	86kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	31, too small	5 ft8 shollow	337kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	30, too small	6 ft9 shollow	479kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	29, too small	5 ft9 shollow	443kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots	18°C

Ponta Delgada15.3 kmabout 30 min by carStays in São Vicente, 6 km

6 ft203 kJ

8 ft731 kJ

6 ft380 kJ

4 ft74 kJ

6 ft414 kJ

6 ft537 kJ

6 ft476 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Ponta Delgada, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	30, poor	6 ft6 shollow	203kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	44, fair	8 ft8 shollow	731kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	43, fair	6 ft8 shollow	380kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	19, too small	4 ft6 shollow	74kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	38, fair	6 ft9 shollow	414kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	40, fair	6 ft9 shollow	537kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	42, fair	6 ft9 shollow	476kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	16°C

Praia Formosa18.7 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 expert surfers at Praia Formosa, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	15, too small	3 ft7 shollow	72kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Mon 19Oct	20, too small	4 ft13 shollow	418kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	18°C
Tue 20Oct	23, too small	4 ft11 shollow	347kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	18°C
Wed 21Oct	15, too small	3 ft9 shollow	116kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	20, too small	3 ft9 shollow	165kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	19°C
Fri 23Oct	23, too small	4 ft10 shollow	221kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	3 ft9 shollow	184kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots, offshore	20°C

Pizo19.4 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 expert surfers at Pizo, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, too small	3 ft7 shollow	72kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot	18°C
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	4 ft13 shollow	418kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	22, too small	4 ft11 shollow	347kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot	17°C
Wed 21Oct	14, too small	3 ft9 shollow	116kJ	wind from the south-west, 1 knot	19°C
Thu 22Oct	19, too small	3 ft9 shollow	166kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	21, too small	4 ft10 shollow	242kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	19, too small	3 ft9 shollow	184kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	18°C

Machico8.6 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Machico

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	Score for experts	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

Cais do funchal15.6 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Funchal

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	Score for experts	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

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Porto da Cruz, 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 Porto da Cruz

Restaurante Praça do EngenhoSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
A PipaPortuguese · 0.1 km from the centre
Penha D'AveBrazilian · 0.1 km from the centre
Baia do Bago0.1 km from the centre
Praça Velha0.1 km from the centre
Restaurante Praia da Alagoa0.2 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