Webcams auf Madeira

Funchal — City & Bay

Is Funchal clear, and how busy is town today?

Wide live view over central Funchal, the bay and the cruise harbour from the Pontinha breakwater. Good for checking light, cloud cover and which ships are in port.

Klar:

Good light for the old town, the cable car to Monte and a harbour-side dinner.

Grau:

Head west to Ponta do Sol or Calheta, which usually keep the sun.

Funchal Marina — Live

How busy is the seafront and is the marina calm?

HD live view over Funchal Marina, Avenida do Mar and the cruise harbour. Best webcam to see which cruise ships are in port and to watch Carnival, Flower Festival and New Year's fireworks parades along the avenue.

Klar:

Boat trips and dolphin-watching run; the Avenida do Mar terraces are open.

Grau:

Swap to the market and the wine lodges under cover.

Funchal — Avenida Arriaga Events Cam

Street-level live view of Avenida Arriaga from the Ritz Madeira Café terrace — the avenue where Carnival parades, the Flower Festival cortege, Christmas lights and the Wine Festival all take place. The best camera for seeing an event as it happens in central Funchal.

Funchal — São Roque Panoramic

Is cloud sitting on the hills above Funchal?

Elevated panoramic live view over Funchal city from São Roque, taking in the bay, the cathedral, Santa Catarina park and the surrounding hillsides. Great for gauging cloud cover and light over the south coast.

Klar:

Monte, the Botanical Garden and the levada do Bom Sucesso are all in the clear.

Grau:

Stay at sea level — the hill suburbs are usually in the cloud base.

Câmara de Lobos — Cruz da Caldeira

Is the fishing harbour calm and photogenic right now?

Sweeping panoramic live view over Câmara de Lobos, Funchal and the south-east coast from the Cruz da Caldeira viewpoint. Shows the terraced vineyards, banana plantations and the fishing village Churchill made famous.

Klar:

Poncha in the harbour tascas and the short hop up to Cabo Girão.

Grau:

Cabo Girão's skywalk is often in cloud when this view is grey.

Madeira Airport (LPMA) — Live Plane Spotting

Is it windy at FNC — are landings likely to divert?

24/7 live stream from Madeira Airport (LPMA / FNC) showing landings and takeoffs on Runway 05/23 — one of the world's most challenging approaches, famous for dramatic crosswind landings against the cliffs of Santa Cruz.

Klar:

Normal operations; transfer times to Funchal run about 20 minutes.

Grau:

Strong cross-winds at Santa Cruz are the usual cause of diversions to Porto Santo or Tenerife.

Funchal Lido — Promenade & Sea Pools

Is the sea calm enough to swim on the Lido promenade?

Live view over Praia do Lido and the Lido promenade in Funchal's hotel zone, looking along the seafront towards Praia Formosa. Shows the bathing complex, the sea state on the south coast and how busy the promenade is.

Klar:

Lido and Doca do Cavacas bathing complexes will be open.

Grau:

Red flag days close the sea platforms; use a hotel pool or head east to Machico.

Porto Santo — Golden Beach & Vila Baleira

Is the ferry crossing going to be rough, and is the beach busy?

Live view over Porto Santo's 9 km golden beach and Vila Baleira, with Ilhéu de Cima and the island's volcanic headlands beyond. The clearest way to judge sea state and crowds before taking the ferry.

Klar:

Nine kilometres of golden sand and the warmest water in the archipelago.

Grau:

Whitecaps in frame mean a lively two-and-a-half-hour crossing on the Lobo Marinho.

Seixal — North Coast

Is the north-coast swell too big for the natural pools?

Live view over Seixal on Madeira's rugged north coast — black-sand beach, natural pools and waterfall-lined cliffs.

Klar:

Seixal's black-sand beach and the natural pools are swimmable.

Grau:

Heavy white water usually means Porto Moniz and Seixal pools are shut.

Rabaçal — Levada Country

Is the mountain plateau above or below the cloud line?

Live view from Rabaçal, the plateau above the 25 Fontes and Risco levada walks. The single best camera for checking mountain cloud, mist and rain before driving up to the trailhead.

Klar:

25 Fontes and Levada do Risco are a go — start early before the car park fills.

Grau:

Cloud on the plateau means a wet, white-out walk; switch to a coastal levada.

Caniçal — East Coast & Port

Is the east peninsula clear for the Ponta de São Lourenço walk?

Live view over Caniçal on Madeira's dry eastern tip — the fishing port, whaling-museum village and the road out to the Ponta de São Lourenço peninsula walk.

Klar:

PR8 is exposed and shadeless — go early, and carry more water than you think.

Grau:

Wind is the real risk here; whitecaps in frame mean an uncomfortable ridge walk.

Machico — Bay, Beach & Marina

Is Machico's golden-sand bay calm and sunny?

Live view over the bay of Machico, Madeira's first capital — the golden imported-sand beach, the marina and the mountains behind. On clear days you can pick out the Desertas islands on the horizon and the village of Caniçal to the east.

Klar:

The island's warmest, safest swimming bay — ideal with small children.

Grau:

Easterly wind can make the bay choppy; Caniçal is more sheltered.

Ponta do Sol — Sunniest Village

Is the sunniest corner of the island actually sunny?

Live view over Ponta do Sol, the sunniest spot on Madeira's south-west coast and the island's digital-nomad village. Useful for checking whether the south-west is clear when Funchal is clouded in.

Klar:

The default rescue plan when Funchal is grey — beach, seafront and nomad cafés.

Grau:

If Ponta do Sol is clouded in, it's an island-wide system; plan indoors.

Ribeira Brava — Seafront & Church

Is the south-west coast clear on the way to the west?

Live view over Ribeira Brava on the south-west coast: the pebble beach, the promenade and the white bell tower of São Bento church. A useful midpoint check between Funchal and the west of the island.

Klar:

Good sign for a Calheta, Paul do Mar and Ponta do Sol run.

Grau:

Ribeira Brava catches valley cloud funnelled from the north — the coast west may still be sunny.

Palheiro Golf — Above Funchal

Where is the cloud base sitting above the south coast?

Live view from Palheiro Golf, 500 m above Funchal, looking down over the bay and the city. A good high-altitude reference for the cloud line that sits between the coast and the hills.

Klar:

The peaks are likely above the inversion — sunrise at Pico do Arieiro is on.

Grau:

Low cloud at 500 m usually means grey summits too; take a sea-level day.

Porto Moniz — Natural Lava Pools

Are the lava pools calm and open today?

Live view over Porto Moniz on the north-west tip of Madeira, looking across the volcanic natural swimming pools and the Atlantic swell that fills them. The most reliable way to judge whether the pools are calm enough to swim before making the drive north.

Klar:

The bathing complex will be running; go before 11:00 to beat the coach tours.

Grau:

Waves over the walkway means closure — reroute to São Vicente caves.

Ponta Delgada — North Coast Pools

How rough is the mid-north coast?

Live view over Ponta Delgada on the north coast, with its seafront saltwater pool complex, the small harbour and the steep green slopes running down to the sea. A good gauge of north-coast swell and cloud.

Klar:

The tidal pool at Ponta Delgada is one of the quietest swims on the island.

Grau:

North swell closes the pool and makes the coast road spray-soaked.

Santa Cruz — Seafront & Palm Bay

What's the weather on the east coast and airport side?

Live view over Santa Cruz on the south-east coast — the palm-lined seafront, the pebble beach and the municipal pools, a few minutes from Madeira Airport. Handy for judging the weather on arrival day.

Klar:

Santa Cruz's pebble beach and lido are a quick first or last-day stop.

Grau:

The east often clears earlier than Funchal — check again mid-morning.

Santo da Serra Golf — Eastern Plateau

Is the eastern plateau under cloud?

Live view from Santo da Serra golf course on the cool eastern plateau, 670 m above sea level. The best reference for mist and low cloud in the east — it is often clouded in here when Machico and Santa Cruz are clear below.

Klar:

Golf, Santo da Serra market (Sundays) and the Laurissilva walks nearby are on.

Grau:

This plateau sits right at the cloud line and is often 6-8 °C cooler than the coast.