Paul do Mar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.76° N 17.24° W

Issued: 12 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Paul do Mar sea temperature is

24.2° C

Paul do Mar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Paul do Mar today (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Paul do Mar at 8AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Evening (21 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	NW 11	SSW 15	WNW 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	N 6	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 8	N 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	WNW 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	71	41	42	44	59	58	58	64	74	79	79	79	79	111	88	33	33	32	28	28	28	29	29	28
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNW	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide				7:50AM1.58m				8:12PM1.60m				8:50AM1.51m				9:18PM1.47m					10:01AM1.48m
Low Tide		1:35AM0.48m				1:51PM0.60m				2:28AM0.61m				2:59PM0.69m				3:33AM0.69m					4:20PM0.72m


	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:14	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	20	20	22	24	24	22	21	20	20	20	22	23	24	23	21	20	20	19	22	24	24	23	21
Feels °C	21	20	20	23	24	24	23	20	19	20	20	23	25	25	24	22	20	19	19	22	25	24	22	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	SSW 14	NW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	N 7	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8
kJ	47	41	30	44	58	57	38	55	55	54	35	32	79	111	144	144	144	26	26	15	15	14	14	14
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	NW 11	WNW 8	WNW 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	71	30	14	14	59	58	58	34	34	34	55	50	32	32	32	32	26	32	28	28	28	29	29	28
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 8	WNW 8	SSW 15	SSW 14	NNW 8	S 9	N 8	S 9	E 5	E 5	E 5	S 8	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 18	S 18	S 18
kJ	7	14	42	21	6	2	10	2	5	5	5	1	50	52	33	33	33	1	1	1	1	6	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	ENE 5	NE 5	N 8	—	—	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8
kJ	21	33	36	40	46	47	47	64	74	79	79	79	9	13	88	—	—	144	137	137	134	137	137	137
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	524	750	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	8	9	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	5	9

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