Cabo Girao surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 20 Mar 2026 WET
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Cabo Girao surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cabo Girao sea temperature is
17.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cabo Girao today?

The current surf forecast for Cabo Girao at 12AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)--
Afternoon (21 Mar)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (21 Mar)6ft (1.9m)8s

Table - waves today at Cabo Girao. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
1.9
SW
2
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
W
1.6
W
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
1.7
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
S
1.1
S
0.7
SW
0.9
ESE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
0.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)998889988888888877775666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)106911014244963243953956656503738096276034603413651642031174948396039
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
E
20
NE
20
NE
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:41PM
2.15
2:56AM
2.24
3:18PM
2.12
3:36AM
2.14
3:58PM
2.04
4:20AM
1.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:43PM
-0.00
9:06AM
-0.03
9:21PM
0.04
9:44AM
0.08
10:04PM
0.14
10:25AM
0.24
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise------7:09-------7:07-------7:07-
Sunset-7:19-------7:20-------7:21------
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
24--112122234311331-----
Temp. °C151514141415151716161515161616171717161615151719
Feels °C (?)121413131314141515141312131313141415141413131517
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