Paul do Mar surf break

Paul do Mar surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 11 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
19.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)
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How big are the waves at Paul do Mar today?

The current surf forecast for Paul do Mar at 1AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (12 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (12 Jan)8ft (2.5m)9s

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

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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
!
!
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NNW
1.1
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.5
WNW
0.7
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.8
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
NW
3.5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NNW
Period(s) (?)1313121212121312121099111414141413131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5473732882061581199813853664010901376183346827198686460184800399333182815218319361609
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
0
W
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
30
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
glassglassglassonononononcrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:19PM
1.45
8:45AM
1.45
9:32PM
1.46
10:01AM
1.43
10:39PM
1.51
11:06AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:55PM
0.65
2:26AM
0.74
3:04PM
0.70
3:47AM
0.74
4:13PM
0.68
4:57AM
0.67
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise------8:11-------8:11-------8:11-
Sunset-6:21-------6:22-------6:22------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------41--111-------
Temp. °C171716161616161818171716161616151515141314131416
Feels °C (?)17171616161615161515131211111110101010911101215
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