Paul do Mar surf break

Paul do Mar surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 WEST
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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
19.2° 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 4PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (21 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (21 May)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.3
NW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
NW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
243
272
424
433
793
713
673
673
617
592
550
478
469
404
346
327
267
261
225
148
145
105
94
88
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:31PM1.93m
7:15AM1.61m
7:38PM1.83m
8:27AM1.54m
8:49PM1.77m
Low Tide
12:06PM0.41m
1:02AM0.34m
1:10PM0.52m
2:14AM0.43m
2:23PM0.59m
3:28AM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:04
9:05
9:06
9:06
Temp °C
19
20
20
19
18
17
17
17
20
21
21
20
18
18
17
17
20
22
23
21
18
18
17
17
19
19
19
18
18
16
16
16
19
20
20
21
17
17
15
15
20
23
23
21
16
16
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.3
NW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
NW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
NW
10
Energy kJ
243
272
424
433
793
713
673
673
617
592
550
478
469
404
346
327
267
261
225
148
145
105
94
88
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.4
SSW
14
1
WNW
10
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.5
NW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
WNW
9
Energy kJ
140
112
70
200
70
69
67
62
59
58
58
58
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
52
51
79
79
65
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.3
NW
11
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
ENE
5
0.1
N
11
0.1
E
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
73
71
19
70
10
10
7
59
5
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
16
15
14
15
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
2
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
Energy kJ
1
12
11
7
9
5
6
7
9
11
18
28
31
31
44
64
87
94
100
107
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Madeira
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
6
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
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