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Associação Náutica da Madeira
Sailing spot · Portugal
Is it worth the trip?
53Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 11 kn gusting 14, side-onshore, Water: chop
Mon 2 · 25 out of 100
- Wind
- S 7 knF3
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 21°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 4 knF2
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 21°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 21°C
Thu 5 · 100 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 22°C
Fri 6 · 97 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 22°C
Sat 7 · 50 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 15 knF4
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 21°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 21 knF5
- Gusts
- 35kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.1 mwaves
- Air
- 22°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 193, good
- Mon 225, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 5100, good
- Fri 6100, good
- Sat 7100, good
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 9100, good
- Tue 1084, good
The spot in six facts
- Faces SEopen to the SE
- Best wind: SW or NEalong the shore
- Avoid: NWblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 22 °C2 mm shorty
- Best in Jul5 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 93, good | wind from the south-south-east, 12 knotsF4 | 18kn | on | chop | 21°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 25, poor | wind from the south, 7 knotsF3 | 12kn | side-on | chop | 21°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 4 knotsF2 | 7kn | side | chop | 21°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 5 knotsF2 | 9kn | offnot safe | chop | 21°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 100, good | wind from the south-south-west, 11 knotsF4 | 14kn | side-on | chop | 22°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 100, good | wind from the south-west, 11 knotsF4 | 21kn | side | chop | 22°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 100, good | wind from the south-south-west, 15 knotsF4 | 21kn | side-on | chop | 21°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 21 knotsF5 | 35kn | side-on | 1.1 mwaves | 22°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 100, good | wind from the south-west, 16 knotsF4 | 22kn | side | 1.3 mwaves | 21°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 84, good | wind from the south-west, 10 knotsF3 | 17kn | side | 0.9 mwaves | 22°C |
Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovHigh 06:13 +0.8 mLow 12:43 −0.7 mHigh 19:06 +0.5 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 01:02 −0.5 mHigh 07:34 +0.7 mLow 14:11 −0.7 mHigh 20:32 +0.5 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 02:32 −0.5 mHigh 08:56 +0.8 mLow 15:31 −0.7 mHigh 21:47 +0.6 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best in Jul
Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug4of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov3of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
Map
the spot, its town, photos
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About Associação Náutica da Madeira
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SE, so wind from the NW blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 22°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing SE. Wind from the SE blows onshore, wind from the NW blows out to sea, and wind from the SW or NE runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 8). The sea is about 18°C in March, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 24°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). For sailing at intermediate level the best month is usually July, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Machico. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$837–US$1,620 each
about US$837–US$1,620 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to FNC, estimated from distance and season, changing at LIS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$435–US$911 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$20–US$33 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$181–US$301 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$201–US$375 |
| Total | about US$837–US$1,620 |
Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Machico
4 min by car · 15 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Machico its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$67 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 17h 30m
About 17h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → FNC, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), then 25 min by road
Flights ORD → FNC on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.