Paul do Mar surf break

Paul do Mar surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 18 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
17.8° 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 8AM is: 4.5m 15s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.5m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)15ft (4.5m)14s
Afternoon (19 Mar)15ft (4.5m)14s
Evening (19 Mar)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
NW
4.5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
4.5
NNW
4
NNW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
3.5
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.1
NNW
1.9
NNW
4
SW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
SW
2.2
SW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
Period(s) (?)1414151514141414141414131313139109988121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4948661111171101038579655478907827400730832591229918071575124523202964234513241068666491446353
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
5
S
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
35
SSE
35
SSW
15
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:46AM
2.25
2:08PM
2.13
2:21AM
2.28
2:43PM
2.15
2:59AM
2.24
3:20PM
2.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:34PM
0.07
7:59AM
-0.05
8:09PM
0.01
8:33AM
-0.07
8:45PM
-0.01
9:09AM
-0.03
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise----7:13-------7:13-------7:11---
Sunset-------7:19-------7:20-------7:20
light rain
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thunderstorm
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light rain
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
Rain (mm)
45352-----311-1323351124
Temp. °C111111111214141414151413141515151515151515161516
Feels °C (?)697678887981010111091010101212141316
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