Paul do Mar surf break

Paul do Mar surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 19 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
17.7° 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 4AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 3.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (20 Mar)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (20 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.1
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
N
1.4
N
Period(s) (?)141414131313131313131312121288888888109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)41983448286223942029157512451060880787638589469399560527497394443331270206267332
Wind
(km/h)
40
S
35
SSW
25
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:21AM
2.28
2:43PM
2.15
2:59AM
2.24
3:20PM
2.13
3:38AM
2.14
4:00PM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:09PM
0.01
8:33AM
-0.07
8:45PM
-0.01
9:09AM
-0.03
9:24PM
0.04
9:46AM
0.08
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise----7:13-------7:11-------7:09---
Sunset-------7:20-------7:20-------7:21
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
1281-122-11211111-----1-
Temp. °C151413141516161615151515161717171616151517181818
Feels °C (?)788101112111412121213131313161515131315171616
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