
Best Surf Spots for Beginners in Madeira Island – Porto da Cruz
Porto da Cruz, its a small village located in the northeast of the island of Madeira. It is strongly dominated by an extensive and beautiful classified Laurissilva forest, a natural heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
It is probably the best surf spot for beginners and intermediates levels to surf in Madeira Island and the one that breaks more regulary
Salty – Madeira Water Activities owns a warehouse with a big range of boards from beginners till pros. We provide surf classes everyday and all year round, from group classes till private classes. If you already know how to surf, we also have for sure the perfect board for you. For more info click here.
Surf spots:
Alagoa Beach
Beach with a mixed of rocks sand bottom (mostly sand), it has a split break with righ and left.. It works with waves from 0.5 to 1.5 meters, wave for beginners and intermediate.
Tide - low to half tide
Swell - north / northwest
Wind - South
Level of difficulty - 3/10
Max. wave - up to 1.5 meters
Note: it has a corrent on the left of the beach and the botton is a mixed with rocks and sand.
https://goo.gl/maps/LbxFZPsdpiDX6BW59
Maiata Beach
Beach with a mixed of rocks sand bottom (mostly sand), it has 2 breaks with with right and left, it works with waves from 0.5 to 1.5 meters, wave for beginners and intermediates. Tide - low to half tide Swell - north / northwest Wind - South Level of difficulty - 4/10 Max. wave - up to 1.5 meters Note: it has some corrents that often change with the sandbars and the bottom is a mixed with rocks and sand. https://goo.gl/maps/kTnqPExLmrZ4FueRA![]()

Surf in Madeira Island
… what a day of surfing. Before I speak of this day, I must perhaps say how my previous day ended. Good waves in a memorable afternoon. Two hours of good surf in good company, a poncha to finish the day with the sun going down and a forecast of good waves for the next day.
Morning Surfing
I woke up at 06:30 in the morning to go surfing again to the same spot that i had surfed the day before. Full of will and anxiety to get there and know the true verdict of the conditions of the waves. With the sun still to rise and conditions not perfect but more than acceptable for a good session of surf, light wind and waves of 1.5m. 4 people inside the water and good barrels! It was a good 2.30 hours of surf. The tide was changing and i changed also the surf spot. The north coast of the island was going to be more or less with the same conditions but instead of right waves to surf i surfed some nice lefts. Sun, good waves and lots of fun on the mix for the 3 hours surfing.
Madeira Island has the conditions to provide good experiences for all levels of surf, from the beginners to the pros. It is very important to surf together and that is where Salty comes in, we have classes for beginners to surf guide for pros. If you want to surf in Madeira Island and have fun book your surfing experience with Salty – Madeira Water Activities.
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Madeira Bodyboard Lesson – Salty Madeira Water Activities
It really fells good to hear a review from your clients. Nadine and Oscar, join our bodyboard lesson in Machico when they were in holidays in Madeira Island. We feel glad to share with you there bodyboard experience with Salty-Madeira Water Activities.
Let’s get Salty! 😉 Madeira Bodyboard Lesson
“So far we’ve had an amazing time on Madeira island. Beautiful weather, good food, nice people, great whale watching tour.. only the really fun experience was missing. Good thing we heard about Salty. We didn’t need much time to think about it.. it was time to get Salty!
Early in the morning we got up, the sun only starting to rise and we were already on the road to Porto Cruz, where good waves were to be expected. We got there and after a quick coffee went to check out the beach. Nice little beach and already some people hoping into the waves. Shortly after, Belmiro arrived and welcomed us warmly. He checked the waves and decided to take us to another spot with better waves. He sure knows his business. Only a short drive away is Machico, where a large beach with nice waves was waiting for us.
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Madeira is Gold
Congratulations Madeira Island! We are Gold.
SUP TOURS AND CLASSES
SURF GUIDE AND CLASSES
BODYBOARD GUIDE AND CLASSES
RENTALS
Votes followed an evaluation undertaken mostly by tourism professionals and travel agents located in over 200 countries worldwide. “- in Visit Madeira
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Stand up Paddle in Madeira Island
These are some of the pictures from the landscape that you can see from the sea if you go on a Stand Up Paddle tour with us! This are from Ponta do Sol village to Praia dos Anjos and the way back.
There are so many more beautiful landscapes, so book your tour and get ready to get Salty!
Read MoreSurfing in Madeira Island
If you find yourself in the island and you want to have some water activities such as surf, bodyboard, stand up paddle or snorkelling join us and be a part of Madeira Salty Family.
We guarantee pure fun!
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Try it yourself
These are the reasons why we work the way we do! Small groups (max. 6pax) that permits us to give you more attention and a quality service.
Here are some reviews:
See it for your self at:
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Read MoreBest Friends
Our mascots – Chico and Gui always having fun at the beach.
Sometimes you can find them riding a few waves with you. They really love surfing.
Do you wanna meet them?
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Madeira Water Activities
Salty – Madeira Water Activities
SUP TOURS AND CLASSES
SURF GUIDE AND CLASSES
BODYBOARD GUIDE AND CLASSES
RENTALS
Join us and let’s get Salty!
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Read MoreThe Instructor
I’m Belmiro Mendes…
I’m a free surfer and founder of the Salty project. I was born in the beautiful village of Jardim do Mar, right here in Madeira Island.
I have a degree in Tourism and I’m also a surfing instructor certify by the Portuguese Surfing Federation.
I have been surfing for almost 20 years now, (almost since I remember)… and over the last 14 years I also dedicate my time giving surf lessons.
And I’m also lucky and proud enough to tell you that I’ve been Madeira Surfing Champion for seven times now.
Water is my life, having fun and sharing all I love is my philosophy!
Because, things feel even better when you have the privilege to share what you love with people around you, and that’s what Salty is all about.
My goal is to share with you all this spirit of adventure, this love that I feel for the ocean and also this beautiful paradise that I am lucky enough to call home, all in one! So, let’s find out if you have what it takes to get really ‘salty’!
Are you with me?
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