{"id":856,"date":"2026-08-24T14:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T13:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/webcams-2\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T14:02:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T13:02:00","slug":"webcams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/en\/webcams\/","title":{"rendered":"Madeira webcams: 18 live streams from across the island"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cameras fix it. Not because they are pretty, but because twenty seconds tells you where today&#8217;s drive is worth making.<\/p>\n<h2>What the cameras are actually good for<\/h2>\n<p>Three of them replace a forecast:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/en\/rabacal-webcam\/\">Raba\u00e7al<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 the most useful on the island. It tells you whether the walk to the 25 Fontes ends in fog.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/en\/seixal-webcam\/\">Seixal<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 how big the swell is running on the north coast. In heavy surf the natural pools are closed, and the drive over the mountain was wasted.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/en\/madeira-airport-webcam\/\">Madeira airport<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 whether anything is landing in the wind.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The rest is anticipation, homesickness, and the question of whether the jacarandas are out yet.<\/p>\n<h2>Every location<\/h2>\n<div><style>\n.wom-cams{display:grid;gap:1.5rem;margin:1.5rem 0}\n.wom-cam{margin:0}\n.wom-cam__frame{position:relative;width:100%;aspect-ratio:16\/9;background:#1b1b1b;border:0;padding:0;\n  display:block;cursor:pointer;overflow:hidden;border-radius:6px}\n.wom-cam__frame img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;display:block}\n.wom-cam__play{position:absolute;inset:0;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center}\n.wom-cam__play span{background:rgba(0,0,0,.72);color:#fff;font:600 .95rem\/1 system-ui,sans-serif;\n  padding:.8rem 1.2rem;border-radius:2rem}\n.wom-cam__frame:hover .wom-cam__play span,.wom-cam__frame:focus-visible .wom-cam__play span{background:#c0392b}\n.wom-cam__frame iframe{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0}\n.wom-cam__meta{font-size:.85rem;line-height:1.45;margin:.5rem 0 0;color:#555}\n.wom-cam__meta a{color:inherit}\n.wom-cam__grid{display:grid;gap:1rem;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(220px,1fr));\n  list-style:none;padding:0;margin:1.5rem 0}\n.wom-cam__grid a{display:block;text-decoration:none}\n.wom-cam__grid img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover;border-radius:6px;display:block;background:#1b1b1b}\n.wom-cam__grid strong{display:block;font-size:.95rem;margin-top:.4rem}\n.wom-cam__grid span{display:block;font-size:.8rem;color:#666}\n@media(min-width:700px){.wom-cams--zwei{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}<\/style><script>\ndocument.addEventListener('click',function(e){\n  var b=e.target.closest('.wom-cam__frame');\n  if(!b||b.dataset.done)return;\n  var f=document.createElement('iframe');\n  f.src='https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/'+encodeURIComponent(b.dataset.yt)+'?autoplay=1&rel=0';\n  f.title=b.dataset.label||'Livestream';\n  f.allow='autoplay; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture';\n  f.allowFullscreen=true;\n  f.referrerPolicy='strict-origin-when-cross-origin';\n  b.dataset.done='1';\n  b.innerHTML='';\n  b.appendChild(f);\n});<\/script><ul class=\"wom-cam__grid\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/en\/funchal-marina-webcam\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/wom-brand\/webcams\/f6D3Zq6J5A8.webp\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\"><strong>Funchal Marina webcam: two live streams from the yacht harbour<\/strong><span>Funchal<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/en\/funchal-harbour-webcam\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/wom-brand\/webcams\/QZeuP3PjPDw.webp\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\"><strong>Funchal harbour webcam: Molo da Pontinha live<\/strong><span>Funchal<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/en\/funchal-avenida-arriaga-webcam\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/wom-brand\/webcams\/afyrMxe0qjg.webp\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\"><strong>Avenida Arriaga webcam, Funchal: two cameras on the main street<\/strong><span>Funchal<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/en\/funchal-cr7-museum-webcam\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/wom-brand\/webcams\/287KR_ei-Z4.webp\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\"><strong>CR7 Museum webcam, Funchal: the island&#8217;s one moving camera<\/strong><span>Funchal<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/en\/funchal-penha-de-franca-webcam\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/wom-brand\/webcams\/yUuaAsk3xXU.webp\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\"><strong>Penha de Franca webcam, Funchal: live view out to sea<\/strong><span>Funchal<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/en\/palheiro-golf-webcam\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/wom-brand\/webcams\/zKBfq980gTc.webp\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\"><strong>Palheiro Golf webcam, Funchal: 500 metres above the city<\/strong><span>S\u00e3o Gon\u00e7alo, Funchal<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/en\/camara-de-lobos-webcam\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/wom-brand\/webcams\/dlyn0fJBBWk.webp\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\"><strong>C\u00e2mara de Lobos webcam: live over the fishing bay<\/strong><span>C\u00e2mara de Lobos<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/en\/ponta-do-sol-webcam\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/wom-brand\/webcams\/BuL1tgahkXM.webp\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\"><strong>Ponta do Sol webcam: live from the sunniest place on Madeira<\/strong><span>Ponta do Sol<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/en\/calheta-beach-webcam\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/wom-brand\/webcams\/t4x0u0ARLwo.webp\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\"><strong>Calheta beach webcam: live from the sand by the Mudas museum<\/strong><span>Calheta<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/en\/seixal-webcam\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/wom-brand\/webcams\/WwOuI_G5WUI.webp\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\"><strong>Seixal webcam: live from Madeira&#8217;s north coast<\/strong><span>Seixal<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/en\/rabacal-webcam\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/wom-brand\/webcams\/a9uoa-Q97zw.webp\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\"><strong>Raba\u00e7al webcam: live from the trailhead on the plateau<\/strong><span>Raba\u00e7al, Paul da Serra<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/en\/canical-webcam\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/wom-brand\/webcams\/eTzl0qcPTF8.webp\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\"><strong>Cani\u00e7al webcam: live from the harbour in the east<\/strong><span>Cani\u00e7al<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/en\/santo-da-serra-golf-webcam\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/wom-brand\/webcams\/xiQC5Qbi3qE.webp\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\"><strong>Santo da Serra Golf webcam: live from 700 metres in the east<\/strong><span>Santo da Serra<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/en\/canico-reis-magos-beach-webcam\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/wom-brand\/webcams\/4bgsscC-fJc.webp\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\"><strong>Praia dos Reis Magos webcam, Cani\u00e7o: live from the beach<\/strong><span>Cani\u00e7o<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/en\/madeira-airport-webcam\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/wom-brand\/webcams\/MXpNSJWuqa0.webp\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\"><strong>Madeira airport webcam: two live streams onto the runway<\/strong><span>Santa Cruz<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<h2>What happens when you click<\/h2>\n<p>The cameras are not ours. They are public YouTube live streams run by two Madeira portals, and every tile names the operator. Until you press play, nothing is sent to YouTube \u2014 the preview image sits on our own server. Only the click opens the connection.<\/p>\n<h2>When a camera stays black<\/h2>\n<p>Live streams die. An operator restarts, the address changes, and the player says &#8220;video unavailable&#8221;. We check all 18 automatically every day and swap dead addresses out. If you find one that isn&#8217;t running, a short email is enough.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madeira has a weather problem no forecast solves: the island runs four different weathers at the same hour. Funchal is in sun, the north is in rain, the Paul da Serra plateau is under fog thick enough to lose the levada in, and people are on the beach at Ponta do Sol. A forecast for &#8220;Madeira&#8221; averages that into a number that is true nowhere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":61,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-practical-info"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/856","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=856"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/856\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}