Contreira surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 14 Sep 2025 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
23.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Contreira today?

The current surf forecast for Contreira at 4PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (14 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (14 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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

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Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.1
NW
1.8
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.7
NW
1.7
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
Period(s) (?)111111121211111111111115141413131212131212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5045044865215124944944694524784695091370131010941044760706951756756674517450
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:13PM
1.56
8:53AM
1.63
9:58PM
1.50
10:33AM
1.67
11:29PM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:47PM
0.60
2:19AM
0.73
3:35PM
0.68
4:08AM
0.77
5:16PM
0.60
5:34AM
0.67
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Sunrise--------7:50-------7:52-------
Sunset---8:15-------8:15-------8:14----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222424232121202023252423212120202324252321212121
Feels °C (?)222525232121201923252423192018192324252420212021
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Madeira

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Contreira (calm at Funchal 32 km from Contreira). 1.3m 11s groundswell from the NNW with a 1.2m 6s windswell from the ENE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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