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Contreira surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 WET
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Contreira surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Contreira sea temperature is
18.6° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Contreira today?

The current surf forecast for Contreira at 10PM is: 6.0m 17s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)--
Afternoon (28 Jan)21ft (6.5m)18s
Evening (28 Jan)20ft (6.0m)17s

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

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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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8
8
8
8
5
5
5
4
6
9
8
8
8
6
8
7
5
5
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
6.5
NW
6.5
NW
6
NW
5.5
NW
5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
WNW
2.4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3.5
NW
4
NW
2.5
WNW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)181717171616161615141413131919191716151515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)268462377920465168021371410796928977545953571352163257255143248246840658776469668732474234423425411865
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
on		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:21PM
1.74
11:01AM
1.72
11:31PM
1.89
12:06PM
1.84
12:28AM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:56PM
0.60
4:45AM
0.54
5:12PM
0.51
5:54AM
0.38
6:11PM
0.38
6:49AM
0.22
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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Sunset-6:36-------6:37-------6:37------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191818171717181920191818181718192019181818181820
Feels °C (?)161616151516171819191817181618191920191919191920
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