Sea weather in Santa Cruz (Madeira) in Madeira All the beach weather in Santa Cruz (Madeira)

All the essential weather information for enjoying the beach in Santa Cruz (Madeira) in Madeira, for swimming, tanning or water sports! Our sea weather data is reliable, easy to read and updated every day.

Weather: When should you go to the beach in Santa Cruz (Madeira) over the next 7 days?

Discover the best moment to go to the beach in Santa Cruz (Madeira) in Madeira this week to enjoy the best weather and calmest sea possible. Our opinion is based on reliable sea weather forecasts in Santa Cruz (Madeira). You can see full forecasts by clicking on the day you want to see in the table below.

Date Outside temp. Our opinion
Sunday 14 December 202563°F to 65°Fdiscouraged
Monday 15 December 202559°F to 65°Fdiscouraged
Tuesday 16 December 202561°F to 63°Fdiscouraged
Wednesday 17 December 202563°F to 65°Fdiscouraged
Thursday 18 December 202561°F to 63°Frecommended
Friday 19 December 202558°F to 63°Fdiscouraged
Saturday 20 December 202559°F to 61°Fdiscouraged

Sea Weather: Your daily and hourly sea weather in Santa Cruz (Madeira)

Sea weather on Sunday 14 December 2025

On Sunday 14 December 2025, the sun will rise at 08:01 and will set at 18:03 on the beach(es) of Santa Cruz (Madeira). The outside temperature will be a high of 65°F t and a low of 63°F. Precipitation is in the forecast (0.1in throughout the day): choose the right time to go to the beach and dodge the raindrops. The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 22.4mph km/h (with gusts up to 28.6mph). Wave height will be up to 14.1ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)
Perceived temperature17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity78%75%76%75%72%73%74%75%
Barometric pressure1018 hPa1017 hPa1017 hPa1019 hPa1019 hPa1018 hPa1019 hPa1020 hPa
Cloud cover100%92%88%85%71%88%73%80%
Heat index17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)
Dew point13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (55°F)
Wind
Speed36km/h (23mph)34km/h (21mph)32km/h (20mph)31km/h (19mph)29km/h (18mph)25km/h (16mph)21km/h (13mph)19km/h (12mph)
Gusts40km/h (25mph)46km/h (29mph)38km/h (24mph)44km/h (27mph)46km/h (29mph)38km/h (24mph)32km/h (20mph)28km/h (18mph)
Direction 14°
NNE
16°
NNE
17°
NNE
19°
NNE
19°
NNE

N

N
359°
N
Wind chill17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)
Waves
Height4.3m (14.0ft)3.9m (12.7ft)3.5m (11.6ft)3.2m (10.5ft)3.0m (9.9ft)2.8m (9.3ft)2.7m (8.8ft)2.5m (8.2ft)
Direction 16°
NNE
11°
NNE
17°
NNE
17°
NNE
25°
NNE
29°
NNE
34°
NNE
37°
NE
Period14.8 sec.14.4 sec.14.1 sec.13.9 sec.13.3 sec.13.0 sec.9.2 sec.9.2 sec.
Significant height1.7m (5.6ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.1m (3.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)

Sea weather on Monday 15 December 2025

On Monday 15 December 2025, the sun will rise at 08:02 and will set at 18:03 on the beach(es) of Santa Cruz (Madeira). The outside temperature will be a high of 65°F t and a low of 59°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 16.8mph km/h (with gusts up to 24.2mph). Wave height will be up to 7.5ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)16°C (60°F)17°C (62°F)
Perceived temperature17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)16°C (60°F)17°C (62°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity74%75%75%70%70%81%73%68%
Barometric pressure1020 hPa1020 hPa1019 hPa1019 hPa1020 hPa1019 hPa1020 hPa1022 hPa
Cloud cover22%70%77%24%17%56%86%9%
Heat index17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)16°C (60°F)17°C (62°F)
Dew point12°C (54°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (53°F)11°C (52°F)13°C (55°F)15°C (59°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)
Wind
Speed15km/h (10mph)13km/h (8mph)11km/h (7mph)10km/h (6mph)15km/h (9mph)23km/h (14mph)24km/h (15mph)27km/h (17mph)
Gusts23km/h (14mph)19km/h (12mph)16km/h (10mph)14km/h (9mph)22km/h (14mph)33km/h (21mph)26km/h (16mph)39km/h (24mph)
Direction 355°
N
333°
NNW
315°
NW
277°
W
291°
WNW
308°
NW
331°
NNW
333°
NNW
Wind chill17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)16°C (60°F)17°C (62°F)
Waves
Height2.3m (7.5ft)2.1m (6.8ft)1.9m (6.3ft)1.8m (5.9ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.8m (6.1ft)2.0m (6.7ft)2.3m (7.7ft)
Direction 41°
NE
39°
NE
41°
NE
312°
NW
314°
NW
308°
NW
300°
WNW
296°
WNW
Period9.4 sec.9.6 sec.9.4 sec.9.1 sec.9.1 sec.14.2 sec.13.8 sec.13.3 sec.
Significant height0.9m (3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.5m (4.9ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)

Sea weather on Tuesday 16 December 2025

On Tuesday 16 December 2025, the sun will rise at 08:03 and will set at 18:03 on the beach(es) of Santa Cruz (Madeira). The outside temperature will be a high of 63°F t and a low of 61°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 17.4mph km/h (with gusts up to 24.9mph). Wave height will be up to 10.5ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature16°C (61°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)
Perceived temperature16°C (61°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity66%66%65%65%63%63%67%71%
Barometric pressure1024 hPa1024 hPa1024 hPa1026 hPa1027 hPa1026 hPa1026 hPa1027 hPa
Cloud cover15%20%2%6%75%89%74%81%
Heat index16°C (61°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)
Dew point10°C (50°F)9°C (49°F)9°C (49°F)9°C (49°F)9°C (49°F)9°C (49°F)10°C (50°F)11°C (53°F)
Wind
Speed28km/h (18mph)24km/h (15mph)24km/h (15mph)25km/h (15mph)22km/h (13mph)18km/h (11mph)16km/h (10mph)19km/h (12mph)
Gusts40km/h (25mph)33km/h (21mph)35km/h (22mph)34km/h (21mph)31km/h (19mph)27km/h (17mph)25km/h (15mph)27km/h (17mph)
Direction 340°
NNW
339°
NNW
338°
NNW
341°
NNW
341°
NNW
326°
NNW
337°
NNW
347°
NNW
Wind chill16°C (61°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)
Waves
Height2.7m (8.8ft)3.0m (9.8ft)3.1m (10.2ft)3.2m (10.4ft)3.1m (10.1ft)3.0m (9.8ft)3.0m (9.8ft)3.0m (9.9ft)
Direction 344°
NNW
340°
NNW
341°
NNW
338°
NNW
329°
NNW
337°
NNW
337°
NNW
360°
N
Period13.1 sec.16.1 sec.15.8 sec.12.0 sec.11.9 sec.12.3 sec.14.4 sec.14.3 sec.
Significant height1.6m (5.2ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.5m (4.9ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)

Sea weather on Wednesday 17 December 2025

On Wednesday 17 December 2025, the sun will rise at 08:03 and will set at 18:04 on the beach(es) of Santa Cruz (Madeira). The outside temperature will be a high of 65°F t and a low of 63°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 13.1mph km/h (with gusts up to 18mph). Wave height will be up to 9.8ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)
Perceived temperature17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity74%73%75%75%73%74%74%75%
Barometric pressure1027 hPa1026 hPa1026 hPa1026 hPa1027 hPa1025 hPa1025 hPa1026 hPa
Cloud cover76%85%78%72%79%71%71%27%
Heat index17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)
Dew point12°C (54°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (55°F)
Wind
Speed21km/h (13mph)16km/h (10mph)19km/h (12mph)20km/h (13mph)19km/h (12mph)18km/h (11mph)13km/h (8mph)13km/h (8mph)
Gusts29km/h (18mph)23km/h (15mph)28km/h (17mph)29km/h (18mph)26km/h (16mph)25km/h (16mph)21km/h (13mph)20km/h (12mph)
Direction 348°
NNW
336°
NNW
351°
N
355°
N

N
353°
N
336°
NNW
352°
N
Wind chill17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)
Waves
Height3.0m (10.0ft)3.0m (9.9ft)3.0m (9.7ft)2.9m (9.6ft)2.9m (9.5ft)2.9m (9.4ft)2.8m (9.2ft)2.6m (8.7ft)
Direction
N
10°
N
14°
NNE
12°
NNE
16°
NNE
21°
NNE
25°
NNE
27°
NNE
Period13.0 sec.13.0 sec.13.6 sec.13.5 sec.12.7 sec.12.5 sec.10.0 sec.10.0 sec.
Significant height1.3m (4.3ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.4m (4.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)

Sea weather on Thursday 18 December 2025

On Thursday 18 December 2025, the sun will rise at 08:04 and will set at 18:04 on the beach(es) of Santa Cruz (Madeira). The outside temperature will be a high of 63°F t and a low of 61°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 8.7mph km/h (with gusts up to 13.1mph). Wave height will be up to 8.2ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature17°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)
Perceived temperature17°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity74%76%76%74%67%67%71%77%
Barometric pressure1026 hPa1024 hPa1023 hPa1024 hPa1024 hPa1022 hPa1022 hPa1022 hPa
Cloud cover4%17%62%14%85%23%83%82%
Heat index17°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)
Dew point12°C (54°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (53°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)13°C (56°F)
Wind
Speed14km/h (9mph)13km/h (8mph)11km/h (7mph)8km/h (5mph)7km/h (4mph)7km/h (4mph)9km/h (5mph)13km/h (8mph)
Gusts21km/h (13mph)20km/h (12mph)16km/h (10mph)12km/h (7mph)10km/h (6mph)11km/h (7mph)14km/h (9mph)19km/h (12mph)
Direction 347°
NNW
349°
N
336°
NNW
314°
NW
317°
NW
288°
WNW
269°
W
309°
NW
Wind chill17°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)
Waves
Height2.5m (8.1ft)2.3m (7.5ft)2.1m (7.0ft)2.0m (6.6ft)1.9m (6.4ft)2.0m (6.5ft)2.0m (6.5ft)2.0m (6.6ft)
Direction 28°
NNE
28°
NNE
30°
NNE
29°
NNE
308°
NW
303°
WNW
302°
WNW
320°
NW
Period9.8 sec.9.6 sec.9.3 sec.9.0 sec.8.8 sec.8.4 sec.15.6 sec.15.3 sec.
Significant height1.2m (3.9ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.9m (3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)

Sea weather on Friday 19 December 2025

On Friday 19 December 2025, the sun will rise at 08:04 and will set at 18:05 on the beach(es) of Santa Cruz (Madeira). The outside temperature will be a high of 63°F t and a low of 58°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 20.5mph km/h (with gusts up to 26.7mph). Wave height will be up to 9.8ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)16°C (61°F)14°C (58°F)16°C (61°F)15°C (59°F)16°C (60°F)
Perceived temperature17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)16°C (61°F)12°C (53°F)16°C (61°F)13°C (56°F)16°C (60°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity80%83%80%72%69%64%65%68%
Barometric pressure1022 hPa1021 hPa1021 hPa1023 hPa1024 hPa1023 hPa1024 hPa1025 hPa
Cloud cover88%80%76%77%86%10%8%7%
Heat index17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)16°C (61°F)14°C (58°F)16°C (61°F)15°C (59°F)16°C (60°F)
Dew point14°C (57°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (56°F)11°C (52°F)9°C (48°F)9°C (48°F)8°C (47°F)10°C (50°F)
Wind
Speed13km/h (8mph)23km/h (14mph)31km/h (19mph)31km/h (19mph)33km/h (21mph)29km/h (18mph)27km/h (17mph)25km/h (16mph)
Gusts19km/h (12mph)32km/h (20mph)42km/h (26mph)42km/h (26mph)40km/h (25mph)43km/h (27mph)32km/h (20mph)36km/h (23mph)
Direction 298°
WNW

N
17°
NNE
12°
NNE
20°
NNE
17°
NNE
16°
NNE
18°
NNE
Wind chill17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)16°C (61°F)12°C (53°F)16°C (61°F)13°C (56°F)16°C (60°F)
Waves
Height2.1m (6.9ft)2.3m (7.5ft)2.4m (8.0ft)2.8m (9.2ft)3.0m (9.8ft)2.9m (9.6ft)2.8m (9.2ft)2.7m (8.9ft)
Direction 297°
WNW
297°
WNW
300°
WNW
326°
NW
330°
NNW
326°
NW
327°
NNW
330°
NNW
Period14.6 sec.14.4 sec.14.3 sec.18.2 sec.17.7 sec.16.9 sec.16.3 sec.15.9 sec.
Significant height1.2m (3.9ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)

Sea weather on Saturday 20 December 2025

On Saturday 20 December 2025, the sun will rise at 08:05 and will set at 18:05 on the beach(es) of Santa Cruz (Madeira). The outside temperature will be a high of 61°F t and a low of 59°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 15.5mph km/h (with gusts up to 22.4mph). Wave height will be up to 8.5ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)
Perceived temperature16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity71%70%65%69%67%64%67%66%
Barometric pressure1025 hPa1025 hPa1024 hPa1026 hPa1026 hPa1024 hPa1024 hPa1025 hPa
Cloud cover89%81%86%65%76%37%79%14%
Heat index16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)
Dew point11°C (52°F)11°C (51°F)9°C (49°F)10°C (50°F)9°C (49°F)9°C (48°F)9°C (49°F)9°C (48°F)
Wind
Speed23km/h (15mph)23km/h (14mph)19km/h (12mph)22km/h (13mph)25km/h (16mph)23km/h (15mph)20km/h (12mph)17km/h (10mph)
Gusts33km/h (20mph)31km/h (20mph)27km/h (17mph)29km/h (18mph)36km/h (22mph)33km/h (20mph)29km/h (18mph)24km/h (15mph)
Direction 17°
NNE
19°
NNE
16°
NNE
15°
NNE
23°
NNE
15°
NNE

N
359°
N
Wind chill16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)
Waves
Height2.6m (8.7ft)2.6m (8.4ft)2.5m (8.2ft)2.4m (8.0ft)2.4m (7.7ft)2.2m (7.3ft)2.1m (7.0ft)2.0m (6.6ft)
Direction 324°
NW
325°
NW
324°
NW
327°
NNW
330°
NNW
331°
NNW
332°
NNW
328°
NNW
Period14.9 sec.15.0 sec.14.9 sec.13.4 sec.15.5 sec.14.7 sec.12.9 sec.12.4 sec.
Significant height0.4m (1.3ft)0.3m (1ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.2m (0.7ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.3m (4.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)

Sea weather chart over the next 7 days

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