Paul do Mar surf break

Paul do Mar surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 12 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
17.5° 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 8AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 12). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (13 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (13 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
0.6
NNW
1
NNW
1.5
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.2
NNW
Period(s) (?)131312121111111110161616161515151514141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5014863302682272112042422022145611109236826862655313524412309207918132057190117251585
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
0
SSE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffglassoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:16PM
1.37
10:12AM
1.31
10:38PM
1.50
11:12AM
1.46
11:27PM
1.67
11:52AM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:57AM
0.80
4:14PM
0.78
5:04AM
0.66
5:11PM
0.63
5:47AM
0.49
5:51PM
0.47
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise----7:22-------7:20-------7:18---
Sunset-------7:14-------7:15-------7:15
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151414141517171614141414161818171514141416171717
Feels °C (?)131212121416171512121212151718161412131316171818
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