Paul do Mar surf break

Paul do Mar surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 20 Mar 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
17.7° 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 5AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (21 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (21 Mar)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
N
1.2
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
0.8
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.6
NNW
Period(s) (?)131312121212121188888891099141512131311
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)880787711589469399306285458394315284226147146260372290261123131219222102
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
E
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
E
10
ENE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglassoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:59AM
2.24
3:20PM
2.13
3:38AM
2.14
4:00PM
2.04
4:22AM
1.97
4:45PM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:45PM
-0.01
9:09AM
-0.03
9:24PM
0.04
9:46AM
0.08
10:07PM
0.14
10:28AM
0.24
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise----7:11-------7:09-------7:09---
Sunset-------7:20-------7:21-------7:22
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11112111-13---11------1-
Temp. °C151515151617171716161616171818181617161617181818
Feels °C (?)131312121313141513141514151717171516141416181718
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