Live webcam · Santa Cruz · South-East Coast

Santa Cruz: Seafront & Palm Bay

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.

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Right nowat the camera

Santa Cruz: Seafront & Palm Bay is 24°C and overcast with a fresh breeze from the N at 26 km/h as of 16:27 local time. Golden hour starts around 19:17, sunset at 19:50.

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

Sunrise 08:04 · Sunset 19:50 (Madeira time). Weather from Open-Meteo, refreshed every 10 minutes; sun times calculated for these exact coordinates.

Region

Santa Cruz

Facing

Coordinates

32.688, -16.794

Updated

2026-08-05

What you’re looking at

The camera looks south over Santa Cruz on the south-east coast, framing the palm-lined seafront promenade, the pebble beach and the municipal pool complex, with the Atlantic beyond. It is a genuine working town rather than a resort, and the frame is a good picture of everyday coastal Madeira. The airport is only a few minutes up the coast, so aircraft on approach sometimes cross the top of the shot.

Best time to check this camera

Its real value is on arrival day. If you land at Madeira Airport and want to know whether to head straight for the sea, this is the closest live view to the terminal. The south-east catches morning sun early, so the light is good from soon after sunrise, and the sheltered position means the water here is often calmer than at Machico or Caniçal. Afternoons can turn breezy as the sea breeze sets in.

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

If the view is clear:: Santa Cruz's pebble beach and lido are a quick first or last-day stop.
If it’s grey or rough:: The east often clears earlier than Funchal, check again mid-morning.

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Location

Santa Cruz · South-East Coast, Madeira · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps

Questions about this camera

How close is Santa Cruz to Madeira Airport?

It is roughly five minutes by car from the terminal, the airport runway is built along the coast just north of the town. That makes this camera the most useful live weather check for anyone arriving or departing on the day.

Is there a beach at Santa Cruz?

Yes, a pebble beach along the palm-lined seafront, plus a municipal pool complex with sea access next to it. Both are in frame on the camera, so you can see how busy they are and what the water is doing.