Paul do Mar surf break

Paul do Mar surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 18 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 2PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
NW
1.2
NNW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
NW
0.7
WNW
0.4
SSW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
Period(s) (?)12121211111111101010101010181010101616169999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7224043433082972631961821411331301048810275747213213213159575655
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
5
SSE
10
N
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
25
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
ENE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
NW
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:20PM
2.20
3:40AM
2.18
4:01PM
2.17
4:25AM
2.07
4:46PM
2.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:07AM
-0.06
9:26PM
-0.03
9:47AM
0.00
10:11PM
0.02
10:29AM
0.12
10:59PM
0.13
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise--7:35-------7:35-------7:33-----
Sunset-----8:39-------8:40-------8:42--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------1-1------------
Temp. °C151618202121212222222524232120191817191919181817
Feels °C (?)141518192120191920192021212017171615181818181815
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