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Contreira surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 01 Feb 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
18.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Contreira today?

The current surf forecast for Contreira at 10PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm February 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Feb)--
Afternoon (01 Feb)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (01 Feb)10ft (3.0m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
5
8
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
NNW
1.1
NW
3
W
4
WNW
4.5
NW
5
NW
5.5
NW
5.5
NW
5.5
NW
5.5
NW
5.5
NW
4
NW
4
WNW
3.5
NNW
4
NNW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
4.5
NW
Period(s) (?)13178101113131314141414141314151414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)84874299630655250873510143107171116711225109567021557345247033713966767319628151194441452737945851
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:44PM
2.05
1:59AM
2.32
2:25PM
2.09
2:40AM
2.36
3:04PM
2.09
3:18AM
2.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:43PM
0.17
8:18AM
0.03
8:23PM
0.12
8:57AM
0.03
9:01PM
0.12
9:34AM
0.08
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise------8:03-------8:02-------8:00-
Sunset-6:39-------6:40-------6:42------
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Rain (mm)
---3-----1--------------
Temp. °C171717161515151515151515151515171717181818181819
Feels °C (?)13121210889999910101011131314161616151617
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