Paul do Mar surf break

Paul do Mar surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
17.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Paul do Mar today?

The current surf forecast for Paul do Mar at 5PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (23 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (23 Apr)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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)
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
11
2
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
11
2.2
NW
11
2
WNW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.7
NW
11
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1673
1388
842
794
698
1242
1172
973
878
791
664
570
549
478
425
250
245
257
241
208
120
127
83
109
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
10
NE
10
NE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
NW
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:24AM1.55m
7:52PM1.71m
8:52AM1.47m
9:20PM1.68m
10:19AM1.50m
10:38PM1.74m
Low Tide
1:21PM0.60m
2:33AM0.52m
2:51PM0.67m
4:05AM0.51m
4:20PM0.64m
5:16AM0.43m
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:30
7:28
7:28
7:26
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8:44
8:45
8:45
8:45
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
17
18
18
18
16
16
16
15
17
18
18
18
16
15
15
14
16
17
17
18
18
18
17
16
17
17
17
18
15
15
16
14
17
18
17
17
15
14
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
11
2
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
11
2.2
NW
11
2
WNW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.7
NW
11
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
Energy kJ
1673
1388
842
794
698
1242
1172
973
878
791
664
570
549
478
425
250
245
257
241
208
120
127
83
109
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
1
NNW
11
1.2
NNW
12
1.3
NNW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.2
S
12
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.2
NNE
8
Energy kJ
29
28
265
371
464
28
28
27
26
11
11
10
10
10
9
103
80
11
8
8
48
33
33
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
N
17
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
5
5
28
28
28
12
12
11
11
12
12
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
11
2
3
3
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
0.3
NE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
6
5
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
10
10
10
10
10
1
1
0
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Madeira
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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