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Contreira surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 WESTForecast 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
17.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Contreira today?
The current surf forecast for Contreira at 5AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Contreira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 108 | 279 | 571 | 1220 | 2279 | 2312 | 2009 | 1588 | 2721 | 2356 | 1707 | 1167 | 1077 | 1315 | 1291 | 2078 | 2297 | 2466 | 2584 | 1717 | 1752 | 1027 | 1008 | 1362 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:18AM 1.97 | 5:40PM 2.03 | 6:16AM 1.78 | 6:40PM 1.89 | 7:27AM 1.61 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:02PM 0.18 | 11:19AM 0.33 | 11:58PM 0.33 | 12:13PM 0.51 | 1:08AM 0.48 | 1:24PM 0.66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:44 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
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