Cais do Sardinha
Machico, Madeira, Portugal
Today at a glance
Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:24 pm3.5
25 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
3.7
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
3.7
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
3.8
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
4.1
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
4.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
5.3
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
5.5
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
5.8
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6.2
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
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Forecast, hour by hour
Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 20°C69°F
- Water
- 23°C73°F
- Wind
- 1710 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 2214 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.0 m3 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 87%
- Sunset
- 7:24 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 6 am, -0.9 m3 ft
- High 12 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
- Low 6 pm, -1.1 m4 ft
- High 1 am, 0.5 m2 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sun7.6 GreatBest 1 pm to 4 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 4%
- Mon6.1 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 12%
- Tue6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 19%
- Wed7.8 GreatBest 11 am to 2 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 16%
- Thu7.6 GreatBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 6%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
Facilities
- Restrooms220 m720 ft away
- Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 210 m700 ft
- Picnic tables220 m720 ft away
- SurfacePebbles
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 5 km3.1 miCaniçal (town)
- Nearest airport
- 10 km6 miAeroporto Internacional da Madeira - Cristiano Ronaldo (FNC)
Nearby places
- Casa do sardinha nature spot caféFood and drink210 m700 ft
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Praia da Baía D'Abra1.2 km0.7 mi north-west away6.0 Good later
- Prainha2.8 km1.7 mi west away5.6 Good later
- Praia da Prainha2.8 km1.7 mi west away5.6 Good later
- Machico beach7.6 km4.7 mi west away5.6 Good later
- Praia da Maiata13 km8.1 mi west away6.2 Good later