Paul do Mar surf break

Paul do Mar surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 19 Jan 2026 WET
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 5AM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)8ft (2.4m)15s
Afternoon (20 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (20 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
9
!
!
6
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
NW
2.4
NNW
2.4
NNW
2
NNW
1.9
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
4
NNW
4.5
NNW
4.5
NNW
4
NNW
Period(s) (?)191816161514141716161616151514141313131418171615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9011518182529862547196014321320283426942856278518331576255426512655253727374005113601183996787626
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
E
10
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:40AM
2.08
2:58PM
1.88
3:13AM
2.11
3:32PM
1.88
3:47AM
2.10
4:08PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:23PM
0.21
8:53AM
0.17
8:55PM
0.19
9:27AM
0.16
9:29PM
0.20
10:01AM
0.17
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise----8:10-------8:08-------8:08---
Sunset-------6:29-------6:30-------6:30
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151415131315151515141516171818181818171616181918
Feels °C (?)141314101113111212111213151615161717151415171816
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