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Poço Dos Chefes

Câmara de Lobos, Madeira, Portugal

Poço Dos Chefes 1 photo

  • Poço dos chefes Fonte: Junta de Freguesia do Curral das Freiras

    Poço dos chefes Fonte: Junta de Freguesia do Curral das Freiras. Junta de Freguesia do Curral das Freiras, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 7:26 pm
9 am
3.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.9
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
4.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.3
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.8
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.7
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good
7 pm
7.3
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 6 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
17°C62°F
Water
23°C74°F
Wind
85 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
1912 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
84%
Sunset
7:26 pm
Today
3.5Poor9 am74
3.7Poor10 am74
3.9Poor11 am74
3.9Poor12 pm85
4.1Fair1 pm74
4.5Fair2 pm64
4.9Fair3 pm53
5.3Fair4 pm42
5.8Good5 pm43
6.7Good6 pm63
7.3Great7 pm75
Sat
6.3Good9 am95
6.0Good10 am53
5.3Fair11 am32
4.9Fair12 pm53
5.2Fair1 pm74
5.2Fair2 pm75
5.3Fair3 pm74
5.3Fair4 pm85
5.3Fair5 pm64
5.1Fair6 pm43
5.1Fair7 pm21
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best 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.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Restrooms460 m0.3 mi away
  • Drinking water500 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking6 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 410 m0.3 mi. Listed as free
  • Food and drink9 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables490 m0.3 mi away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
200 m660 ft
Nearest town
470 m0.3 miCurral das Freiras (village)
Nearest airport
18 km11 miAeroporto Internacional da Madeira - Cristiano Ronaldo (FNC)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Poço Dos Chefes.

Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat6.3 GoodBest 9 am to 11 amWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 69%
  • Sun9.4 ExcellentBest 9 am to 3 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 4%
  • Mon5.8 GoodBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 4 km/h3 mph, rain 29%
  • Tue6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 65%
  • Wed6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 43%
  • Thu7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 24%