Madalena do Mar surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 22 Mar 2026 WET
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Madalena do Mar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Madalena do Mar sea temperature is
17.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Madalena do Mar today?

The current surf forecast for Madalena do Mar at 10AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 22). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

Table - waves today at Madalena do Mar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.3
WNW
0.4
S
1.4
NNE
0.4
SSE
0.2
WNW
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
WNW
0.4
SE
0.4
NW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)88887771312761268611666126121110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)394310218168108866765383121281201212121213278354743
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:42AM
2.21
4:04PM
2.12
4:26AM
2.04
4:49PM
1.98
5:18AM
1.83
5:44PM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:50AM
0.09
10:11PM
0.15
10:32AM
0.25
11:00PM
0.31
11:21AM
0.45
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise--7:09-------7:07-------7:05-----
Sunset-----7:21-------7:22-------7:22--
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Rain (mm)
11-111------------------
Temp. °C161616181717161616161718191817161615171918181616
Feels °C (?)131413151515141414141616171615151413161816161414
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