Madeira Surf Spots

Madeira's most consistent south-shore right: a long, fast boulder-bottom point that turns deadly on the inside section.

Unsurfed Madeira boulder right, accessible only by boat, breaking hollow and fast over a shallow boulder bottom on big NW swells.

Powerful boulder-bottom right-hander on Madeira southwest coast, famous for hollow barrels on big W-NW swells.

Rarely ridden expert point near Paul do Mar producing freight-train barrels over boulders on big W-NW swells.

Two remote righthand boulder points on Madeira's northwest cliff coast, fast and punchy, best on a moderate N-NW swell with easterly winds.

Bommie-style reef peak on Madeira south shore, firing on big W swells with long, crumbly shoulders and almost no crowd.

Legendary Madeira right-hand point break over boulders, once rated the world's best big-wave point, now tide-window dependent.

Fickle boulder-bottom right point break at the foot of Madeira's towering Cabo Girão cliffs, firing on big W swells.

Rarely surfed expert right at Madeira's westernmost tip, accessible only by boat or a near-vertical cliff descent.

Boulder reef left on Madeira's north coast, best on a solid NW swell, with 50-100m walls for intermediates.

Rarely surfed left reef at Madeira's northwest tip, fast and hollow over rock ledge, requiring a long paddle from Porto Moniz.

Seawall-altered right-hand point over boulders west of Funchal, still delivering fast hollow barrels on the right swell and tide window.

Remote, rarely surfed expert left over boulders on Madeira's north coast, firing on NW swells with S winds.

Expert-level left barrel on Madeira's north coast, breaking almost at sea level over a shallow uneven reef.

Powerful left point break over boulders on Madeira north-west coast, with freight-train barrels and critical airdrop takeoffs.

Madeira's most-surfed break, a hollow rock-ledge a-frame known as Chickens delivering bowly peaks and long performance walls on N swells.

Boulder-bottom left on Madeira's northeast coast, now low-tide-only after a seawall cut its usable window.

A largely ruined boulder-bottom left on Madeira north coast, still capable of fast, freight-train sections on rare W swells.