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Faja Dos Padres surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 19 Mar 2026 WET
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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
17.7° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Faja Dos Padres today?

The current surf forecast for Faja Dos Padres at 12PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 19). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (19 Mar)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (19 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

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

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Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
3
WNW
2.3
W
3
W
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SW
2
SSW
2.5
WSW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2
SSW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SSW
1.9
SW
Period(s) (?)13141313131410109988889999888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2327281517501521440275910261773203917821000732653441992122812271129460783686617666509
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:50AM
2.32
2:12PM
2.20
2:25AM
2.35
2:47PM
2.23
3:02AM
2.32
3:24PM
2.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:02AM
-0.05
8:12PM
0.01
8:37AM
-0.07
8:49PM
-0.00
9:12AM
-0.03
9:28PM
0.04
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
Sunrise--7:13-------7:11-------7:11-----
Sunset-----7:17-------7:19-------7:19--
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Rain (mm)
332111-17223211113222111
Temp. °C111112131414141413131515161614151515151616161515
Feels °C (?)767899999101313131412131212121414151415
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