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Contreira surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 09 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
19.0° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Contreira today?

The current surf forecast for Contreira at 1PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (09 Jan)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NNE
1.1
NNE
0.6
NNW
0.9
NNE
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NNW
1
NNW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.3
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.1
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NW
Period(s) (?)991481414131313121212121212141413131312121213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)218180126125197194144172167223255299325314485886801673569367283203174175
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
E
0
S
0
NE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrossglasscross-
on		glassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:23PM
1.64
6:40AM
1.74
7:17PM
1.56
7:37AM
1.60
8:22PM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:12PM
0.50
12:18AM
0.63
1:01PM
0.62
1:16AM
0.74
1:59PM
0.71
2:30AM
0.81
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise8:11-------8:11-------8:11-------
Sunset---6:19-------6:20-------6:20----
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151717161515151514171716161515151517161616161515
Feels °C (?)131616151413141412161716161516161617171616161413
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