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Surfing holidays to Madeira are rather special. Sitting alone in the Atlantic, 350 miles west of the Moroccan
city of Casablanca, Madeira stands defiantly in the way of any
swell coming out of the North Atlantic, and boy does it come
out of the Atlantic! Madeira is for intermediate to advanced
surfers only. It is the splitting island between the islands
of the Canaries and the Azores.
It is an extremely
picturesque rich cultural island, rising sheer out of
the ocean, and generations of local people have moulded
its cliffs into an amazing system of fertile terraces
full of trees. The surfing of Madeira is an experience
to be cherished with powerful uncrowded waves offering
a real chance
to test yours skills to the fullest with the full force
of the Atlantic.
Madeira only has one small wave spot everything else
tends to break in the region of +6ft and a misconception
of inconsistent waves is perhaps due to the lack of
knowledge of those writing articles on the destination.
The fact is that breaks do not come alive until a size
of magnitude hits the islands.... that says it all!
As with most of the European and North West African
coastline, Madeira is exposed to the NW Swells that
power across the Atlantic from October to April each
year, however the better months are November to February.
You must like most big wave spots expect the swell to
rise and fall with great speed, you may start in 6ft
and end up in 15ft surf with in 2 hours!
The surfing holiday break at Paul Do Mar is a fast hollow right
hand point break and is only 5 mins walk away from some
accommodation.
Top waves on the island include Ponta Pequena, Jardim do Mar and the big right at Ponta do Sol. For the less experienced the two spots to head for are Faja de Areia on the north coast and Machino on the west coast.
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