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Contreira surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 18 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
18.9° 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 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jan)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (19 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)18s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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)
0
2
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
NNW
4
NNW
3.5
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.1
NNW
2.1
NNW
1.9
NNW
0.9
NW
1.3
NW
1.7
NW
2.1
NW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.1
NNW
1.7
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NW
2.5
NNW
2.2
NW
2
NNW
Period(s) (?)121211111111111110191818161615141417161616161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)432937392977204117911338105495275559211011777225632872921216916031551340232783158328720651714
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:54PM
1.87
2:10AM
2.09
2:28PM
1.92
2:43AM
2.15
3:01PM
1.95
3:16AM
2.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:53PM
0.32
8:23AM
0.27
8:26PM
0.27
8:56AM
0.22
8:58PM
0.24
9:30AM
0.21
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise------8:10-------8:08-------8:08-
Sunset-6:27-------6:28-------6:29------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161514141414141617161414131313161515141415161718
Feels °C (?)11119101111111315151313111111141212111112141516
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