What You Can See

Live webcam at Caniçal, Machico — mounted at the Whale Museum, overlooking the village, Praia da Ribeira de Natal and its promenade, the swimming pool complex, the commercial port and, in the distance, Quinta do Lorde and the Ponta de São Lourenço lighthouse.

Weather in Caniçal

21°C

Mainly clear

Feels like 20°C

Humidity 66%

Wind 17 km/h

5-Day Forecast

Fri

25° 21°

Sat

26° 21°

Sun

26° 22°

Mon

26° 23°

Tue

27° 23°

Updated at 00:03 · Weather: Open-Meteo

About Caniçal

Caniçal is a parish of the Machico municipality, at Madeira's eastern tip, and was the island's traditional whaling capital until the industry ended in 1981. The Machico Whale Museum — housed in Caniçal's former whale factory — preserves skeletons, equipment and the memory of an industry that shaped local identity for decades. The village has an active fishing port and boatyards, and is the gateway to Ponta de São Lourenço, Madeira's most arid and spectacular peninsula, whose trail to Ponta do Furado is one of the most popular hikes on the island.