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Ponta do Sol beach

Ponta do Sol, Madeira, Portugal

Ponta do Sol beach 1 photo

  • Ponta do Sol Madeira

    Ponta do Sol Madeira. Roman Klementschitz, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:26 pm
Now
3.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.8
2 km/h1 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.8
2 km/h1 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.9
6 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
4.1
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
6.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.6
2 km/h1 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
20°C69°F
Water
23°C73°F
Wind
74 km/hmph NE
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
96%
Sunset
7:26 pm
Today
3.6PoorNow74
3.7Poor10 am32
3.8Poor11 am21
3.8Poor12 pm21
3.9Poor1 pm63
4.1Fair2 pm43
4.5Fair3 pm74
4.8Fair4 pm64
5.4Fair5 pm64
6.1Good6 pm32
6.6Good7 pm21
Sat
6.3Good9 am85
5.9Good10 am32
5.6Good11 am64
4.9Fair12 pm96
4.5Fair1 pm106
4.5Fair2 pm106
4.6Fair3 pm117
4.7Fair4 pm106
4.7Fair5 pm96
4.6Fair6 pm74
4.6Fair7 pm74
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 m. Low at 7 am, -1.0 mHigh 12 pm, 0.6 m2 ftLow 6 pm, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 1 am, 0.5 m2 ftLow 7 am, -1.0 m3 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • 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.

  • Sun8.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 4%
  • Mon5.8 GoodBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 29%
  • Tue5.8 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 65%
  • Wed6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 43%
  • Thu7.2 GreatBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 24%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardListedOpenStreetMap lists lifeguards here.
  • Restrooms40 m120 ft away
  • Showers30 m100 ft away
  • Drinking water30 m110 ft away
  • Parking9 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 40 m130 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink18 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • SurfacePebbles

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
60 m180 ft
Nearest town
220 m730 ftPonta do Sol (town)
Nearest airport
31 km19 miAeroporto Internacional da Madeira - Cristiano Ronaldo (FNC)

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

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