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Faja Dos Padres surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 17 Jan 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
19.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Faja Dos Padres today?

The current surf forecast for Faja Dos Padres at 9AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 17). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (17 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (17 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
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)
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
2.3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
0.1
S
2.3
NW
2.1
NW
2
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.3
NW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
1
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
Period(s) (?)131312121212131311141111111111111110101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3262651338786851626253618004137511129697706405244141051058574200144141
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
WSW
5
NE
5
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglassglassglassoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:01AM
1.90
1:20PM
1.80
1:36AM
2.00
1:55PM
1.87
2:10AM
2.09
2:28PM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:14AM
0.38
7:20PM
0.36
7:50AM
0.29
7:54PM
0.28
8:24AM
0.23
8:27PM
0.23
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise--8:08-------8:08-------8:08-----
Sunset-----6:25-------6:27-------6:28--
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----11221--------------
Temp. °C151514161615161717171616161513131313131717151313
Feels °C (?)111211141312121314151414131310111111111616151212
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