Contreira surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 05 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
18.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Contreira today?

The current surf forecast for Contreira at 1PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (05 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (05 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
6
6
0
0
5
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.8
NNW
2
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NW
2
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
Period(s) (?)131215151514141414131313131313121816151616161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)53547947455911581227135114741342130312641226110092867957310192003845498999899867573617139
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
W
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:24AM
1.96
4:38PM
1.97
4:55AM
1.82
5:09PM
1.85
5:29AM
1.68
5:45PM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:24AM
0.33
10:45PM
0.36
10:54AM
0.45
11:19PM
0.48
11:26AM
0.58
11:59PM
0.63
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
Sunrise--7:52-------7:50-------7:48-----
Sunset-----8:30-------8:30-------8:31--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------1--------
Temp. °C161518191918161615151618181716151313131415141313
Feels °C (?)13121619191916161414141514131311878910989
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