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Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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Madeira
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Madeira is an autonomous region of Portugal.The island is lapped by the waters of the gulf stream with warm comfortable summers and mild winters. Made up of two inhabited islands (Madeira and Porto Santo) and a group of three uninhabited rocks (the Ilhas Desertas) in a group covering no more than 5000 square kilometres of ocean.
To get into Portugal you might need a Passport or a Visa
Location: Port of Portugal (Madeira Islands)
Geographic coordinates: 32° 43.183' N, 16° 57.691' W
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| Water temp. | 16°C | 17°C | 19°C | 22°C | 21°C | 19°C |
| Air temp. | 15°C | 16°C | 20°C | 25°C | 23°C | 20°C |
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Quality | Direction | Type | Frequ | Experience |
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| Achadas da Cruz | 8 / - | 
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Right and left | Reef-rocky | 
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All surfers | |
| Cabo Girão | 6 / - |
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Right | Point-break |
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Experienced surfers | |
| Cais do funchal | 5 / - |
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Left | Point-break | 
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Experienced surfers | |
| Contreira | - / - |
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Left | Point-break | 
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| Faial | - / - |
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| Faja da Areia | - / - |
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Right and left | Point-break |
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All surfers | |
| Fajã dos Padres | 5 / - |
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Right | Point-break |
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Experienced surfers | |
| Jardim do mar | 21 / - |
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Right | Reef-rocky |
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Pros or kamikaze only... | |
| Lugar de baixo | 9 / - |
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Right | Reef-rocky | 
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Experienced surfers | |
| Machico | 13 / - |
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Right and left | Beach-break |
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All surfers | |
| Madalena do mar | - / - |
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| Paul do Mar | 13 / - |
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Right | Reef-rocky |
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| Pizo | 4 / - |
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Right | Reef-rocky |
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Experienced surfers | |
| Ponta Delgada | - / - |
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Right and left | Reef-rocky |
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Experienced surfers | |
| Ponta do Pargo | - / - |
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Right | Point-break |
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| Ponta Pequina | - / - |
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Point-break |
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| Porto da cruz | 46 / - |
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Left | Reef-rocky |
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All surfers | |
| Porto Moniz | 8 / - | Left | Reef-rocky |
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| Porto Santo | 8 / - |
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Right and left | Beach-break |
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All surfers | |
| Praia Formosa | 1 / - |
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Right | Point-break |
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| Ribeira da Janela | 2 / - |
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Left | Point-break | Experienced surfers | ||
| São Vicente | 10 / - |
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Right and left | Reef-rocky |
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Experienced surfers | |
| Supertubes | - / - |
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Right and left | Beach-break |
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Experienced surfers |
Comments
By Pedro Encarnaçao , 22-07-2010
Information - Hi,
Is there anyone that can inform where are the best spots to make some surf on August. I'll do it with my son and we want regular spots, not for experience ones.
Thank you
By Pedro Encarnação , 26-06-2010
Surf na Madeira - Olá,
Tenciono ir à madeira na 1ª semana de agosto e gostava de fazer umas surfadas, mas desconheço se há sotes, alguem me pode dar uma ajuda e informação.
abraço e boas ondas!
Pedro Encarnação
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By vlad , 07-09-2010
What about windsurfing in Madeira? - Hi! My name is Vlad, im from Russia)))
Im going to be in Madeira. Where is god spots for windsurfing? And where is better windsurfcentre for rent an equipment? Pls, answer me on e-mail: vandrosov@npomis.ru
Thanx!!