Paul do Mar surf break

Paul do Mar surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 22 May 2026 WEST
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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
19.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Paul do Mar today?

The current surf forecast for Paul do Mar at 9PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)--
Afternoon (22 May)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (22 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
NW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
NW
16
0.5
NW
15
0.9
NW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
550
478
469
404
346
327
267
261
225
133
145
136
94
94
68
68
68
68
54
43
75
64
109
305
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
SE
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
7:38PM1.83m
8:27AM1.54m
8:49PM1.77m
9:40AM1.53m
9:58PM1.74m
10:45AM1.58m
Low Tide
1:10PM0.52m
2:14AM0.43m
2:23PM0.59m
3:28AM0.46m
3:39PM0.61m
4:32AM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:05
9:06
9:06
9:07
Temp °C
21
19
18
17
17
16
20
22
22
21
17
17
17
17
21
22
22
21
18
18
19
18
22
22
21
20
17
16
16
15
20
22
22
21
15
15
15
15
20
22
23
22
18
17
18
17
21
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
NW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
15
0.9
NNE
6
Energy kJ
550
478
469
404
346
327
267
261
225
133
145
136
94
94
68
68
68
68
54
41
42
40
109
52
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.6
NW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.9
NW
14
Energy kJ
58
58
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
64
51
49
79
77
64
62
45
44
44
43
41
42
39
305
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
E
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
NW
16
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
8
Energy kJ
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
16
15
14
15
16
17
17
17
17
38
37
75
64
42
40
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1
NNE
7
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1
NE
7
Energy kJ
5
6
7
12
18
28
36
36
48
71
77
91
94
94
107
94
100
100
104
83
80
75
71
84
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Madeira
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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