Paul do Mar surf break

Paul do Mar surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 18 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 slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Paul do Mar today?

The current surf forecast for Paul do Mar at 12AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 18). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)--
Afternoon (19 Jan)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (19 Jan)10ft (3.0m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.2
NNW
2
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.1
NW
1.6
NW
1.9
NW
2.5
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.2
NNW
2
NNW
1.5
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.4
NNW
2
NNW
1.9
NW
Period(s) (?)121211111111111110101918161615141417161616161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)37073053251020531689150311218717855659011518182531962547196014321320283427652856278518331576
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:51PM
1.80
2:07AM
2.02
2:25PM
1.85
2:40AM
2.08
2:58PM
1.88
3:13AM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:50PM
0.26
8:20AM
0.21
8:23PM
0.21
8:53AM
0.17
8:55PM
0.19
9:27AM
0.16
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise------8:10-------8:10-------8:08-
Sunset-6:27-------6:28-------6:29------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161514141414141718161514131313161615151415161718
Feels °C (?)11119101111111516141413101010141311121112141516
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