Contreira surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 09 Mar 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
17.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Contreira today?

The current surf forecast for Contreira at 4AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Mar)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (10 Mar)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (10 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
NW
1.9
NW
2
NNW
2
NNW
1.9
NW
1.9
NNW
2.1
NNW
2.1
NNW
2
NNW
2
NNW
2
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.1
NNW
2.1
NNW
2
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.6
NW
1.7
NNW
1.5
NW
Period(s) (?)131312121212141313131315141414131313131312121413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)99611471236117710829881710142712891269132920702118194517481520140512891162110810917421095780
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:37AM
1.54
6:01PM
1.54
6:34AM
1.39
7:17PM
1.43
8:21AM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:25PM
0.65
11:38AM
0.73
12:19AM
0.80
12:37PM
0.87
1:56AM
0.90
2:32PM
0.93
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise----7:26-------7:24-------7:22---
Sunset-------7:12-------7:13-------7:13
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------1----
Temp. °C141212121315151514141413141516161515151516171717
Feels °C (?)1088891211111010109101113131212121213141414
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