Contreira surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 WEST
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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
17.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Contreira today?

The current surf forecast for Contreira at 2PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
0.8
WNW
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.6
N
0.6
N
1.1
NW
1.8
NW
2.2
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.5
NW
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
1.7
NW
2.5
NNW
Period(s) (?)6106666101099779996789101091313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1791331761551171171009892886565595717622251370511041484140510799962049
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:04PM
2.24
4:28AM
2.14
4:49PM
2.16
5:18AM
1.97
5:40PM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:49AM
0.05
10:14PM
0.07
10:32AM
0.17
11:02PM
0.18
11:19AM
0.33
11:58PM
0.33
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise--7:33-------7:33-------7:31-----
Sunset-----8:40-------8:40-------8:42--
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---11-------------1-----
Temp. °C202022232222212019181920201818171615151515151413
Feels °C (?)161818202019181717161819191716141211111111121211
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