Porto Moniz 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.86° N 17.16° W

Issued: 12 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Porto Moniz sea temperature is

24.5°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Porto Moniz today (30 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with NNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with NNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Porto Moniz at 8AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	10s
Afternoon (30 Sep)	6ft (1.8m)	11s
Evening (30 Sep)	8ft (2.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue night, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 30								Thursday 1								Friday 2
	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	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	3	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	WNW 9	NNW 11	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	N 15	N 15	NNW 15	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	464	396	441	592	647	823	829	1592	1886	1792	1899	1764	1588	1361	1236	1080	920	915	847	1024	2173	2297	2056	1859
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			4:35AM2.11m				4:57PM2.03m				5:19AM2.00m				5:46PM1.85m				6:11AM1.86m				6:49PM1.66m
Low Tide	10:21PM0.15m				10:42AM0.20m				11:01PM0.29m				11:29AM0.33m				11:48PM0.45m				12:28PM0.49m


	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:03	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—
mm	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	22	22	22	23	22	22	21	21	21	20	21	22	22	21	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	19
Feels °C	24	23	22	22	23	22	21	19	20	20	18	19	21	21	20	19	19	19	19	19	21	21	20	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 15	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 14
kJ	464	396	398	592	647	823	829	1592	1886	1792	1899	1764	1588	1361	1236	1080	920	915	686	686	2173	2297	2056	1859
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 11	NW 11	NNW 11	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	W 9	WNW 9	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	NNW 15	N 18	N 15	N 15	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	215	273	441	295	322	288	205	173	128	88	42	26	74	72	71	71	72	107	847	1024	35	59	59	58
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 8	WNW 8	SSW 8	S 8	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11
kJ	25	24	24	14	24	14	14	14	51	50	50	83	5	21	6	5	71	70	70	67	14	14	14	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 4	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 5	—	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	5	—	—	—	—	—	81	—	58	51	53	64	74	84	87	92	87	74	80	80	82	72	77	65
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	18	18	18	13	11	13	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	13	11	11	11	11	11
Best forecast wave conditions in Madeira	Lugar De Baixo	Lugar De Baixo	Lugar De Baixo	Jardim do Mar	Jardim do Mar	Jardim do Mar	Jardim do Mar	Jardim do Mar	Jardim do Mar	Jardim do Mar	Jardim do Mar	Jardim do Mar	Jardim do Mar	Jardim do Mar	Jardim do Mar	Jardim do Mar	Jardim do Mar	Jardim do Mar	Jardim do Mar	Jardim do Mar	Jardim do Mar	Jardim do Mar	Jardim do Mar	Jardim do Mar
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal	Afife Douro & Minho	Supertubos Peniche	Afife Douro & Minho	Praia do Norte Beira	Faial - Praia do Almoxarife Azores	Faial - Praia do Almoxarife Azores	San Jorge - Punta da Caldeira Azores	Faial - Praia do Norte Azores	Cavalos de Fao Douro & Minho	Cavalos de Fao Douro & Minho	Cavalos de Fao Douro & Minho	Cavalos de Fao Douro & Minho	Jardim do Mar Madeira	Jardim do Mar Madeira	Jardim do Mar Madeira	Cavalos de Fao Douro & Minho	Cavalos de Fao Douro & Minho	Cavalos de Fao Douro & Minho	Praia do Norte Beira	Praia do Norte Beira	Cavalos de Fao Douro & Minho	Lage do Pescador Algarve	Vila Praia de Ancora Douro & Minho	Afife Douro & Minho
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	7

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