Porto da Cruz Surf Forecast

/ Madeira (15 surf breaks) /

Portugal (220 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (32.77° N 16.82° W)

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Porto da Cruz surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

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

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Porto da Cruz surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Porto da Cruz sea temperature is 23.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Porto da Cruz today?

The current surf forecast for Porto da Cruz at 8PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Aug)	-	-
Afternoon (18 Aug)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s
Evening (18 Aug)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s

Table - waves today at Porto da Cruz. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Hourly 12 Days

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	Monday 18			Tuesday 19								Wednesday 20								Thursday 21
	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	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Period(s) (?)	6	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	130	126	125	135	103	117	106	93	83	82	61	57	69	80	93	95	111	123	135	135	162	223	243	241
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)				11:25PM 1.63				11:55AM 1.80				12:35AM 1.74				12:55PM 1.96					1:27AM 1.86
Low Tide / height (m)		5:08PM 0.58				5:35AM 0.60				6:24PM 0.45				6:40AM 0.48					7:19PM 0.30				7:29AM 0.35

	Monday 18			Tuesday 19								Wednesday 20								Thursday 21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:33	-
Sunset	-	8:49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:46	-	-	-	-	-	-

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

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Madeira

Wind Update Cross-on wind has become light (calm at Funchal 10 km from Porto da Cruz). 1.0m 5s windswell from the NNE with a 0.4m 9s swell from the E and a 0.2m 11s groundswell from the WNW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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