Faja Dos Padres surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 WEST
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Faja Dos Padres surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Faja Dos Padres sea temperature is
17.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Faja Dos Padres today?

The current surf forecast for Faja Dos Padres at 1PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (21 Apr)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (21 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s

Table - waves today at Faja Dos Padres. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
1
2
1
3
0
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
2
WNW
2.1
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.5
NW
0.4
SSW
1.3
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
1.3
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.6
NW
1.8
NW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)7810111110101313121212121211121212111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)278412741936749508412721604573192734554884936988721026853802757730643604
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossglassglassononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:19AM
1.97
5:40PM
2.03
6:16AM
1.78
6:41PM
1.88
7:28AM
1.61
7:57PM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:20AM
0.29
11:59PM
0.29
12:15PM
0.47
1:08AM
0.44
1:25PM
0.62
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise--7:31-------7:31-------7:30-----
Sunset-----8:40-------8:42-------8:43--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161515141615131313131516171615151515171819181717
Feels °C (?)131111101212111212121314151414141414161718171718
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