Calheta beach
Calheta, Madeira, Portugal
- Paid parking
Today at a glance
Best: 10 am to sunset, sunset 7:26 pm6.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
7.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
6.9
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
6.9
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
7.3
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
7.4
1 km/h1 mph wind, Great
7.3
1 km/h0 mph wind, Great
7.3
1 km/h1 mph wind, Great
7.5
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
7.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 10 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 21°C69°F
- Water
- 23°C73°F
- Wind
- 96 km/hmph NE
- Gusts
- 1610 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.9 m6 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 2%
- Sunset
- 7:26 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.
Beach info
Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.
About Calheta beach
Calheta beach is a sandy beach located in Calheta, Madeira, Portugal. It is 153 meters long and has drinking water available nearby. The nearest town is 323 meters away, and there are 20 parking spaces within 500 meters.
Praia da Calheta (English: Calheta Beach) is a beach located near the town Calheta, on the island of Madeira, Portugal.
It is one of the few sandy beaches of Madeira, with sand imported from North Africa. However, these sand-imports were quite controversial, as the sand was taken from Western Sahara, a Non-Self Governing Territory which has been largely occupied by Morocco since 1975. The imports are considered to be a violation of international law, as the consent of the people of the territory is required in the exploitation of the territory’s resources.
Source: Praia da Calheta on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Restrooms150 m500 ft away
- Showers210 m690 ft away
- Drinking waterWithin 500 m0.3 mi
- Parking20 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 90 m310 ft. Listed as paid
- Food and drink26 within 1 km0.6 mi
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 220 m720 ft
- Nearest town
- 320 m0.2 miCalheta (town)
- Nearest airport
- 38 km24 miAeroporto Internacional da Madeira - Cristiano Ronaldo (FNC)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Praia do Portinho3.5 km2.1 mi north-west away6.9 Good later
- Madalena do Mar beach3.9 km2.4 mi south-east away7.2 Great later
- Praia da Vigia4.1 km2.5 mi north-west away6.9 Good later
- Praia dos Surfistas5.9 km3.7 mi north-west away6.9 Good later
- Praia da Ribeira das Galinhas6.9 km4.3 mi north-west away6.9 Good later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat8.5 ExcellentBest 9 am to 2 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 6%
- Sun8.9 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
- Mon6.1 GoodBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 18%
- Tue6.2 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 20%
- Wed6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 29%
- Thu5.8 GoodBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 6%