Live webcam · Machico · East Coast

Machico: Bay, Beach & Marina

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.

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Right nowat the camera

Machico: Bay, Beach & Marina is 24°C and overcast with a fresh breeze from the N at 26 km/h as of 16:26 local time. Golden hour starts around 19:17, sunset at 19:49.

Temperature: 24°C
Wind: 26 km/h N
Sky: Overcast
Golden hour: 19:17

Sunrise 08:04 · Sunset 19:49 (Madeira time). Weather from Open-Meteo, refreshed every 10 minutes; sun times calculated for these exact coordinates.

Region

Machico

Facing

Coordinates

32.717, -16.767

Updated

2026-08-05

What you’re looking at

This camera overlooks the bay of Machico, the island's first capital, framing the crescent of imported golden sand, the marina and the town rising into the valley behind. The two headlands enclosing the bay are visible on either side of the frame, and on clear days the Desertas islands appear as a low grey silhouette on the horizon to the south, with the Caniçal headland to the east. The gold beach is artificial, Moroccan sand laid over the original shingle, and it stands out sharply against Madeira's usual black volcanic shoreline.

Best time to check this camera

Mid-morning through early afternoon shows the beach at its busiest and the water at its clearest. For horizon visibility towards the Desertas, look early, haze builds through the day in summer. The bay is fairly sheltered, so if the water in this frame looks rough, conditions on the exposed east and north coasts will be considerably worse. Sunrise over the bay mouth is the standout light, since the camera faces south-east.

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

If the view is clear:: The island's warmest, safest swimming bay, ideal with small children.
If it’s grey or rough:: Easterly wind can make the bay choppy; Caniçal is more sheltered.

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Location

Machico · East Coast, Madeira · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps

Questions about this camera

Is Machico beach sandy?

Yes. Machico has one of only a handful of golden-sand beaches on Madeira, created by importing sand from Morocco over the original pebble shore. The camera shows the full crescent, so you can see how busy it is and how clear the water looks before you go.

Can you see the Desertas islands from the Machico webcam?

On clear days, yes, they show as a long low silhouette on the southern horizon. Visibility is best in the early morning before summer haze develops.