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Contreira surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 22 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
17.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Contreira today?
The current surf forecast for Contreira at 7AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Contreira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2721 | 2356 | 1707 | 1167 | 1220 | 1468 | 1463 | 2185 | 2113 | 1977 | 1247 | 1989 | 1744 | 1027 | 698 | 1362 | 1450 | 1398 | 1214 | 1027 | 878 | 777 | 762 | 685 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:16AM 1.78 | 6:40PM 1.89 | 7:27AM 1.61 | 7:55PM 1.77 | 8:55AM 1.53 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:58PM 0.33 | 12:13PM 0.51 | 1:08AM 0.48 | 1:24PM 0.66 | 2:37AM 0.58 | 2:55PM 0.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:44 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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