Ponta Pequena Surf Forecast

/ Madeira (15 surf breaks) /

Portugal (220 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (32.75° N 17.23° W)

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Ponta Pequena surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 18 Aug 2025 WEST

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Ponta Pequena surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Ponta Pequena sea temperature is 23.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ponta Pequena today?

The current surf forecast for Ponta Pequena at 9AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Aug)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Afternoon (18 Aug)	1ft (0.3m)	16s
Evening (18 Aug)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s

Table - waves today at Ponta Pequena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Hourly 12 Days

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	Monday 18							Tuesday 19								Wednesday 20								Thu 21
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	N	N	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	WNW
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	8	16	16	13	18	18	18	15	15	15	7	7	16	16	16	16	14	15	15	15	12
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	123	118	115	84	105	124	87	118	118	122	116	53	57	115	109	124	102	89	91	83	91	107	142	137
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	ENE	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NNW	E	NNW	ENE	NE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)				10:31AM 1.61				11:20PM 1.55				11:50AM 1.72				12:30AM 1.65				12:50PM 1.87
Low Tide / height (m)		4:04AM 0.63				5:03PM 0.55				5:30AM 0.57				6:19PM 0.43				6:34AM 0.46					7:14PM 0.29

	Monday 18							Tuesday 19								Wednesday 20								Thu 21
Sunrise	-	-	7:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:35	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	8:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:49	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	22	21	24	26	25	24	21	21	21	21	23	24	24	24	20	20	20	20	22	23	24	23	20	20
Feels °C (?)	20	19	24	27	27	26	21	21	22	22	24	26	24	24	20	20	20	21	24	25	26	24	19	21

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Madeira

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at Ponta Pequena (calm at Funchal 4 km from Ponta Pequena). 0.6m 8s swell from the NNW with a 0.3m 5s windswell, also from the NNW and a 0.2m 9s swell, also from the SSW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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Actual: 27 min ago

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Clean

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