Paul do Mar surf break

Paul do Mar surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am 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 2PM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am 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)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
11
2
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
2.2
NW
11
2
WNW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.7
NW
11
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.4
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
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2130
1794
1673
1388
842
772
1186
1242
1172
973
878
791
664
628
549
478
388
250
245
257
241
208
120
120
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
E
5
E
0
SE
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
17
19
18
18
16
16
16
15
17
18
18
18
17
15
14
14
16
17
17
16
17
18
16
16
17
18
18
17
15
15
15
14
17
18
17
17
16
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
11
2
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
2.2
NW
11
2
WNW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.7
NW
11
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.4
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
NW
9
Energy kJ
2130
1794
1673
1388
842
772
1186
1242
1172
973
878
791
664
628
549
478
388
250
245
257
241
208
120
120
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.9
NNW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
1
NNW
11
1.2
NNW
12
0.3
SSW
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
W
9
0.2
S
12
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
Energy kJ
56
277
29
28
265
371
28
28
28
27
26
11
11
10
10
10
9
103
76
11
8
8
45
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.4
SSW
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
N
17
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
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
9
Energy kJ
5
51
5
5
28
28
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
11
2
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
2
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
3
3
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
1
10
0
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
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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