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Contreira surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 08 Dec 2025 WETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Contreira today?
The current surf forecast for Contreira at 1PM is: 3.5m 19s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.8m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 9.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Contreira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 5535 | 7742 | 10800 | 11001 | 10447 | 9100 | 7791 | 7044 | 7119 | 6591 | 6584 | 6397 | 4431 | 3099 | 2644 | 2452 | 2459 | 2422 | 3148 | 3243 | 2931 | 2856 | 2310 | 2003 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:26PM 1.87 | 4:45AM 2.10 | 5:21PM 1.74 | 5:39AM 1.97 | 6:19PM 1.63 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:15AM 0.19 | 10:21PM 0.37 | 11:10AM 0.32 | 11:13PM 0.49 | 12:09PM 0.44 | 12:11AM 0.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 6 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
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