The civil parish of Seixal is situated in the northern coast of the Archipelago of Madeira. It belongs to Porto Moniz municipality.
Its nearest parishes are Ribeira da Janela (west), Prazeres (southwest), Canhas (southeast), Arco da Calheta (south) and Calheta (southwest).
Seixal, halfway between São Vicente and Porto Moniz, has to offer rural tourism cottages and small hotel units. The traditional dish is fresh water trout.
Today it is estimated to have around 1200 inhabitants.
Besides, its main economic activity is agriculture, with some trade, fish farming and the hotel and restaurant industry as secondary activities. In agriculture, the winemaking industry has boomed, with the production of high-quality table wine, such as Seiçal.
Seixal has an excellent microclimate with mild temperatures all year round.