Places ·
Which Funchal harbor camera shows what
Three pictures, three different bits of the waterfront. None of them is a departure board.
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Madeira notes
Trails, the airport, Funchal harbor, and the north-coast pools, each tied to a camera on this site.
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Places ·
Cruise-ship days in Funchal harbor
Pontinha shows whether a ship is alongside. The marina camera shows the promenade, not the gangway.
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The Funchal marina picture, before a boat trip
The marina camera shows the quay and the promenade. It does not publish works dates or a boarding pier.
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Beaches & Coast ·
Porto Moniz pools: which camera, and when not to drive
The main pools and the free ones by the fort are different places. The north-coast swell closes both.
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Porto da Cruz pools, before you swim
Alagoa and the pools under Penha de Águia are a different north-coast day from Porto Moniz. Two cameras cover them.
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Seixal: black sand, and the two cameras
One frame is the surf, one is the beach. Neither one is a flag system. If the shore is white, do not swim.
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When the north coast is too rough to swim
A flat morning in Funchal can still be a closed pool in Porto Moniz. Open the coast that faces the swell.
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Beaches & Coast ·
Which beach camera to open today
Pick the coast first, then the camera. South for a swim, north only if the frame is calm.
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A short map of Madeira beaches and their cameras
Funchal, Machico, Calheta, and the north. Each shore on this list has a camera. Open that one.
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Places ·
Ponta do Sol when Funchal is dull
The southwest pocket often stays bright. The camera is on the seafront, not a forecast for the whole parish.
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When Calheta beach looks smaller
The sand is imported and held by breakwaters. After a southwest swell the beach can show more rock. Look before you drive.
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Sunrise: Arieiro, or the north-east coast
The ridge is the famous dawn. Porto da Cruz is the one you can do without a mountain road. Check the camera either way.
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Attractions ·
The Funchal cable car, from the camera
The Monte cable car camera shows the lower station and the bay. Wind, not a blog, stops the cabins.
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Places ·
Câmara de Lobos from the harbor camera
The fishing boats and the cliff are the picture. Cabo Girão is the next stop west if the view is open.
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Places ·
Santana, the thatched houses, and the north-coast camera
The triangular houses are in the town. The camera shows the weather on that side of the island before you drive.
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Photography ·
Light on Madeira: look at the camera before you pack a tripod
The ridge, Cabo Girão, and Ponta do Sol are three different lights. A gray frame saves you the drive.
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How these notes are checked
Cameras for the picture. IFCN for whether a trail is open. The date is on the article.
The pictures come from NetMadeira, Beachcam, Surftotal, and the YouTube channels named on each camera page. This site shows them. It does not run the cameras.