📹North Coast - Live Webcams

Expect heavy fog. The northern coastline takes the absolute primary impact of the prevailing northeast trade winds hitting the island. Jackets are required. You might leave a perfectly warm morning in Funchal only to find yourself shivering relentlessly beside the pebble beaches of São Vicente. The waves punish. Winter storms push massive walls of water directly into the steep cliffs, making coastal walks dangerous due to sudden rockfalls and localized flooding. Topography dictates everything. The deep valleys channel intense wind funnels straight down from the high plateaus, rapidly changing the atmospheric pressure and visibility within minutes. Look at cameras. Never commit to the drive over the central pass without verifying the visual conditions, because zero-visibility cloud banks frequently paralyze the winding descent routes indefinitely.