Ponta Delgada — North Coast Pools
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.
Live · checked 14 min agoAutomatically checked every hour · last check 14 min ago
Ponta Delgada is 21°C and clear with a fresh breeze from the E at 21 km/h as of 23:20 local time. The camera is in darkness — sunrise is at 07:25.
- Temperature
- 21°C
- Wind
- 21 km/h E
- Sky
- Clear
- Sunrise
- 07:25
Sunrise 07:25 · Sunset 21:04 (Madeira time). Weather from Open-Meteo, refreshed every 10 minutes; sun times calculated for these exact coordinates.
What you're looking at
The camera faces north over Ponta Delgada, a quiet north-coast village built around a seafront saltwater pool complex. In frame you get the bathing pools and their sun terraces, the small harbour, the church tower and the very steep green slopes that drop almost directly into the sea behind the settlement. It is a less-visited alternative to Porto Moniz and Seixal, and the camera shows the same north-coast swell that governs all three.
Best time to check this camera
Morning gives the best chance of a clear frame — like the rest of the north coast, cloud tends to build here through the day. Check the swell before travelling: the pools sit right on the waterline and become unusable when the sea is up. Ponta Delgada also hosts one of the island's biggest religious festivals, the Festa do Senhor Jesus in early September, when the seafront in this frame fills with crowds.
Location
Ponta Delgada · North Coast, Madeira · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Questions about this camera
What is at Ponta Delgada besides the webcam view?
A seafront saltwater bathing complex with pools and terraces, a small harbour, a village church and access to the north-coast road. It is a quieter swimming stop than Porto Moniz, and the camera covers the pool area and the sea conditions that affect it.
Is the north coast usually cloudier than the south?
Yes. Moist north-easterly air is pushed up by the mountain spine and releases its cloud and rain on this side of the island, so the Ponta Delgada feed is often grey while Funchal and Ponta do Sol are sunny. Clear spells here are most common in the morning.
Source
Live feed operated by Portal Netmadeira. Madeira Info curates and geo-locates the stream — credit and traffic go to the operator.