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Cais do Funchal surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 18 Mar 2026 WET
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Cais do Funchal surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cais do Funchal sea temperature is
17.8° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cais do Funchal today?

The current surf forecast for Cais do Funchal at 1PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 18). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (18 Mar)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (18 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

Table - waves today at Cais do Funchal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
3
WNW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.7
SSW
2.1
NW
3.5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
SW
0.3
SSW
0.1
S
0.1
S
Period(s) (?)151515141414141214131313614811111213109121818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1101101091201601569709392908920201714005253002766
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
35
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
20
W
30
W
30
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
5
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscrossglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:13AM
2.45
1:34PM
2.36
1:47AM
2.54
2:07PM
2.43
2:22AM
2.57
2:42PM
2.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:25AM
0.35
7:33PM
0.37
7:57AM
0.28
8:07PM
0.31
8:31AM
0.26
8:43PM
0.31
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
Sunrise--7:13-------7:11-------7:11-----
Sunset-----7:16-------7:17-------7:19--
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
Rain (mm)
321311415722114114-11122
Temp. °C141312111111111210101112141415151515151616161615
Feels °C (?)977564586877888889101212131313
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