Paul do Mar surf break

Paul do Mar surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 13 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
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Paul do Mar today?

The current surf forecast for Paul do Mar at 7AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (13 Jan)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (13 Jan)11ft (3.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
5
!
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WNW
3.5
NW
4
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NNW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
2
N
2
N
1.9
N
1.9
N
0.9
NW
1.6
NW
2.1
NW
2.3
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
Period(s) (?)111114141313131313121212121212121112232119181716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1798282665656764605250914258372731912408202017948367921117116092295582821103104341139593792
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
5
NE
5
N
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:01AM
1.43
10:39PM
1.51
11:06AM
1.47
11:33PM
1.61
11:57AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:47AM
0.74
4:13PM
0.68
4:57AM
0.67
5:12PM
0.62
5:50AM
0.57
6:00PM
0.53
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise--8:11-------8:11-------8:11-----
Sunset-----6:22-------6:23-------6:24--
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-111-------------------1
Temp. °C161615161615141413131316161513131312131617161717
Feels °C (?)1199101110910910101514131011119101415131515
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