Cabo Girao surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 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 3AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (21 Mar)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (21 Mar)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SW
2
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
S
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.4
SSE
1.1
S
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSW
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSE
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)888998888888887776776665
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)64949932439034032432433760856053641433326218621411625425640281379
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
E
20
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:56AM
2.24
3:18PM
2.12
3:36AM
2.14
3:58PM
2.04
4:20AM
1.97
4:42PM
1.91
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
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise----7:09-------7:07-------7:07---
Sunset-------7:20-------7:21-------7:21
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
111122122121-111--------
Temp. °C141414151617171615151515171817171616161617181918
Feels °C (?)131313151516161413121213151514141314131415161616
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