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Paul do Mar surf break

Paul do Mar surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 21 Jan 2026 WET
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Paul do Mar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Paul do Mar sea temperature is
18.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Paul do Mar today?

The current surf forecast for Paul do Mar at 10AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Afternoon (21 Jan)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (21 Jan)8ft (2.5m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
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)
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
7
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6
4
3
3
3
3
3
5
6
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
NW
2.3
NW
2
NNW
1.9
NW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
3
NNW
3.5
NNW
4.5
NNW
4.5
NNW
4.5
NNW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
4
NNW
5
NNW
6
NNW
Period(s) (?)161615151414131313151817161515141413131313141616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2660259418331576272728262615249929485716124251226894087220560542543688350234364314399456431237818674
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:32PM
1.88
3:47AM
2.10
4:08PM
1.86
4:23AM
2.06
4:47PM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:27AM
0.16
9:29PM
0.20
10:01AM
0.17
10:04PM
0.24
10:38AM
0.21
10:44PM
0.31
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
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Sunset-----6:30-------6:30-------6:31--
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clear
part cloud
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clear
Rain (mm)
------1---------11------
Temp. °C151617181818181818171818191817181717161616151514
Feels °C (?)1214151615161616171618171816151614131010101099
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