Paul do Mar surf break

Paul do Mar surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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
23.7° 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 6PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (18 Sep)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (18 Sep)2ft (0.6m)14s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
NW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.7
N
Period(s) (?)151515111414141414141313131313131315151313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18417216716516516316316015214313913713713799988511311012584112119165
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
NNW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
5
E
0
E
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
glassglassglassononcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:39PM
1.89
1:09AM
1.77
1:21PM
2.01
1:46AM
1.88
1:57PM
2.10
2:18AM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:04PM
0.28
7:09AM
0.34
7:41PM
0.18
7:45AM
0.24
8:13PM
0.11
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise--------7:54-------7:54-------
Sunset---8:10-------8:09-------8:08----
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252727262424262427262728252427242626272422222222
Feels °C (?)272929282726262528272829272627262928292623232323
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Madeira

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Paul do Mar (calm at Funchal 5 km from Paul do Mar). 0.7m 11s groundswell from the NW with a 0.5m 11s groundswell from the NNW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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