Paul do Mar surf break

Paul do Mar surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 19 Jan 2026 WET
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Paul do Mar today?

The current surf forecast for Paul do Mar at 10AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jan)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (19 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)19s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
4
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.2
NNW
2
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.1
NW
1.6
NW
1.9
NW
2.5
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.2
NNW
2
NNW
1.5
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.3
NW
2.4
NW
2
NNW
2
NNW
2.5
NW
2.5
NNW
3
NW
3
NW
Period(s) (?)111111111010191816161514141716161616151514141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16891395112190978555490115181825298625471960143213202631256726602917183317142843293929292800
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
N
15
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:25PM
1.85
2:40AM
2.08
2:58PM
1.88
3:13AM
2.11
3:32PM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:20AM
0.21
8:23PM
0.21
8:53AM
0.17
8:55PM
0.19
9:27AM
0.16
9:29PM
0.20
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
Sunrise--8:10-------8:10-------8:08-----
Sunset-----6:28-------6:29-------6:30--
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----------------------11
Temp. °C141314161716151414141516151515141516171818181818
Feels °C (?)11911131515141212121313121212111213151615161617
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