Machico beach
Machico, Madeira, Portugal
- Lifeguards
- Free parking
Today at a glance
Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:25 pm3.4
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
3.5
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
3.5
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
3.6
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
3.7
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
4.3
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
4.6
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
5.1
25 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
5.5
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
5.5
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
5.7
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
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
- 19°C67°F
- Water
- 23°C73°F
- Wind
- 2013 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 3320 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.1 m4 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 88%
- Sunset
- 7:25 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 12 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
- Low 6 pm, -1.1 m4 ft
- High 1 am, 0.5 m2 ft
- Low 7 am, -1.0 m3 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.
- Sun7.2 GreatBest 11 am to 4 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 4%
- Mon6.0 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 12%
- Tue6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 19%
- Wed7.4 GreatBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 16%
- Thu9.0 ExcellentBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 6%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
About Machico beach
Machico beach is a sandy beach located in Machico, Madeira, Portugal. OpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station nearby, and the beach is 168 meters long. The beach is close to the city of Machico, with nearby facilities including drinking water and showers.
Praia de Machico (English: Machico Beach) is a beach located near the town Machico, 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 de Machico on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- LifeguardListedOpenStreetMap lists lifeguards here.
- Restrooms50 m160 ft away
- Showers40 m110 ft away
- Drinking water60 m190 ft away
- Parking11 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 60 m200 ft. Listed as free
- Food and drink53 within 1 km0.6 mi
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 390 m0.2 mi
- Nearest town
- 600 m0.4 miMachico (city)
- Nearest airport
- 2 km1 miAeroporto Internacional da Madeira - Cristiano Ronaldo (FNC)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Prainha5.1 km3.2 mi north-east away5.6 Good later
- Praia da Prainha5.1 km3.2 mi north-east away5.6 Good later
- Praia da Baía D'Abra7.0 km4.3 mi north-east away6.0 Good later
- Cais do Sardinha7.6 km4.7 mi east away6.0 Good later
- Praia da Maiata7.8 km4.9 mi north-west away6.2 Good later