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Garajau beach

Santa Cruz, Madeira, Portugal

Garajau beach 3 photos

  • Praia do Garajau - Garajau - Ilha da Madeira - Portugal 🇵🇹

    Praia do Garajau - Garajau - Ilha da Madeira - Portugal 🇵🇹. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • View of the beach Praia do Garajau near Cristo Rei - Garajau - Ilha da Madeira - Portugal 🇵🇹

    View of the beach Praia do Garajau near Cristo Rei - Garajau - Ilha da Madeira - Portugal 🇵🇹. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Praia do Garajau (between the municipality of Caniço and Funchal) in Madeira (Portugal)

    Praia do Garajau (between the municipality of Caniço and Funchal) in Madeira (Portugal). Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:25 pm
9 am
3.4
25 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.3
31 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.4
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.6
33 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.7
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.9
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
4.3
35 km/h22 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.8
33 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.0
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.1
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
7 pm
5.3
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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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
1811 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
2315 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
91%
Sunset
7:25 pm
Today
3.4Poor9 am2516
3.3Poor10 am3120
3.4Poor11 am3421
3.6Poor12 pm3320
3.7Poor1 pm3522
3.9Poor2 pm3522
4.3Fair3 pm3522
4.8Fair4 pm3321
5.0Fair5 pm3119
5.1Fair6 pm3119
5.3Fair7 pm3019
Sat
5.0Fair9 am2415
4.3Fair10 am2817
4.3Fair11 am2817
4.7Fair12 pm2918
4.9Fair1 pm2817
4.8Fair2 pm2717
4.4Fair3 pm2918
3.7Poor4 pm2918
3.8Poor5 pm2515
3.7Poor6 pm2415
3.6Poor7 pm2817
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 12 pm, 0.6 m. Low at 6 pm, -1.1 m. High at 1 am, 0.5 mHigh 12 pm, 0.6 m2 ftLow 6 pm, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 1 am, 0.5 m2 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • 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.

  • Sun7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 4%
  • Mon6.1 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 12%
  • Tue6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 19%
  • Wed6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 16%
  • Thu8.4 GreatBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 6%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms10 m20 ft away
  • Showers10 m20 ft away
  • Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 90 m290 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink18 within 1 km0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
530 m0.3 mi
Nearest town
1.9 km1.2 miCaniço (city)
Nearest airport
10 km6 miAeroporto Internacional da Madeira - Cristiano Ronaldo (FNC)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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