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Contreira surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 09 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
18.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Contreira today?

The current surf forecast for Contreira at 2AM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm February 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 8.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Feb)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (10 Feb)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (10 Feb)10ft (3.0m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
8
6
6
4
4
4
4
5
8
9
8
9
8
8
8
8
7
6
6
6
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.4
WNW
4
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)191817161616141414142119191817171716161616151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4054750673395879516747583680340833133128483912752137031259711015965884437382630558205432522746824823
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
0
NE
5
S
10
S
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		glassglassglassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:01PM
1.50
7:33AM
1.41
8:23PM
1.43
9:15AM
1.35
10:05PM
1.46
10:48AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:13AM
0.82
1:46PM
0.85
2:54AM
0.89
3:29PM
0.88
4:36AM
0.83
4:53PM
0.79
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise----7:56-------7:56-------7:54---
Sunset-------6:47-------6:49-------6:50
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171616151618191817161616161919171616161516181917
Feels °C (?)171515141618191918171616161918161617171515161614
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