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Contreira surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 19 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 5PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Contreira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 176 | 135 | 135 | 117 | 113 | 131 | 92 | 88 | 86 | 64 | 59 | 57 | 130 | 164 | 385 | 857 | 1503 | 1755 | 1546 | 1191 | 1901 | 2131 | 1572 | 1404 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:04PM 2.24 | 4:28AM 2.14 | 4:49PM 2.16 | 5:18AM 1.97 | 5:40PM 2.03 | 6:16AM 1.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:42 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
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