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Contreira surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 14 Jan 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
19.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Contreira today?

The current surf forecast for Contreira at 5PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 1.6m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (14 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (14 Jan)7ft (2.2m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
5
4
4
3
2
0
2
2
0
0
4
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NNW
3
NNW
2
N
2.1
N
2.2
N
2.2
N
2.1
N
2
N
1.9
N
1.6
NW
2.2
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
1.9
NW
2.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
4
NNW
4
NNW
4
NNW
Period(s) (?)121211111212121211211918161615141414171316151516
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2365200297611271355142411661055904203034694447451149784862402434202926206620845631648673757631
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
N
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
25
NW
35
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		onononcross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:10AM
1.53
11:37PM
1.67
12:01PM
1.61
12:21AM
1.78
12:43PM
1.71
1:00AM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:16PM
0.68
5:54AM
0.63
6:03PM
0.59
6:37AM
0.52
6:43PM
0.49
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise8:11-------8:11-------8:11-------
Sunset---6:22-------6:23-------6:24----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--------------11-------2
Temp. °C141616151413131313161616161716161616161615151515
Feels °C (?)12141413131211111114141514161414121212111011119
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