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Contreira surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 12 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
18.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Contreira today?

The current surf forecast for Contreira at 12AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm February 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Feb)--
Afternoon (13 Feb)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (13 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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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
3
3
1
3
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
3
NNW
2.3
WNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
1.7
NW
1.7
WNW
1.9
NNE
2.1
NNE
2.2
NNE
2.1
NNE
2.3
NNE
2.3
NNE
Period(s) (?)151414141414141313131311121111111212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4355448536293180452743833075273925672268188618871751154115131512808780101912201324117015561556
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		onononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:16PM
1.58
11:45AM
1.54
12:04AM
1.74
12:26PM
1.68
12:41AM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:53PM
0.79
5:38AM
0.70
5:46PM
0.66
6:21AM
0.55
6:26PM
0.51
6:56AM
0.41
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise------7:54-------7:52-------7:52-
Sunset-6:50-------6:51-------6:52------
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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. °C171617171715141617151313121213161615121212121216
Feels °C (?)1413151414119111311101099101414139989914
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