Paul do Mar surf break

Paul do Mar surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 10 Jan 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
19.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)
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How big are the waves at Paul do Mar today?

The current surf forecast for Paul do Mar at 9AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (10 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (10 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s

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

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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tue
13
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NNW
0.6
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.1
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.8
W
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)141313121212121112141413131312121212131212799
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12313816715925525124721541278979265154737328820615811714938458529512031195
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
0
SSW
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
ESE
0
NE
0
WNW
0
W
0
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
30
NNW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:37AM
1.68
7:14PM
1.50
7:34AM
1.54
8:19PM
1.45
8:45AM
1.45
9:32PM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:58PM
0.56
1:12AM
0.68
1:55PM
0.65
2:26AM
0.74
3:04PM
0.70
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tue
13
Sunrise--8:11-------8:11-------8:11-----
Sunset-----6:20-------6:21-------6:22--
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------------10-
Temp. °C141414171716161616161617171617161516161718171716
Feels °C (?)131313171716161616171618181717151416151515141312
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