Paul do Mar surf break

Paul do Mar surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 21 Mar 2026 WET
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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
17.6° 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 8PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)--
Afternoon (21 Mar)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (21 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.7
SW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
S
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.2
N
1.4
N
0.8
NNW
1.4
N
0.5
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.7
NW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NW
0.8
NNW
Period(s) (?)12118888881098814815131313121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)361285362372370291218142219184204270264253126219222102149187187184142145
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
ESE
15
NE
15
NE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:20PM
2.13
3:38AM
2.14
4:00PM
2.04
4:22AM
1.97
4:45PM
1.91
5:14AM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:24PM
0.04
9:46AM
0.08
10:07PM
0.14
10:28AM
0.24
10:56PM
0.29
11:17AM
0.43
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise------7:09-------7:09-------7:07-
Sunset-7:20-------7:21-------7:22------
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-111----11--------------
Temp. °C171716161616171817171616161517181919171616161719
Feels °C (?)141614141514151615161516141316171919161314151619
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