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Contreira surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 20 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 12PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Contreira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 117 | 121 | 103 | 97 | 75 | 62 | 149 | 261 | 372 | 707 | 2137 | 2312 | 2122 | 1832 | 1352 | 2319 | 1803 | 1167 | 1010 | 993 | 1007 | 2040 | 2166 | 2113 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:49PM 2.16 | 5:18AM 1.97 | 5:40PM 2.03 | 6:16AM 1.78 | 6:40PM 1.89 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:32AM 0.17 | 11:02PM 0.18 | 11:19AM 0.33 | 11:58PM 0.33 | 12:13PM 0.51 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thu 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:43 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
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