Porto Moniz 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.86° N 17.16° W

Issued: 12 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Porto Moniz sea temperature is

24.2° 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 (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Porto Moniz at 8AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	5s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	5s
Evening (20 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 9	NNE 8	NNE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	29	31	31	37	33	34	40	49	57	75	84	104	103	100	100	101	114	118	121	102	102	189	217	262
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore 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	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				7:03AM1.75m				7:21PM1.83m				7:54AM1.65m				8:15PM1.66m				8:53AM1.57m				9:21PM1.53m
Low Tide	00:52AM0.39m				1:00PM0.53m					1:38AM0.54m				1:55PM0.66m				2:32AM0.66m				3:03PM0.75m


	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:14	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	20	20	22	24	24	23	21	21	21	21	22	24	23	22	20	20	20	20	22	23	23	23	20
Feels °C	21	20	19	22	24	24	23	21	21	21	21	22	24	23	22	19	20	20	20	22	23	23	23	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	WNW 11	NW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9
kJ	18	11	10	10	42	41	41	42	47	30	46	43	58	39	38	55	55	52	34	32	32	32	32	32
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 11	SSW 15	SSW 14	WNW 8	WNW 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	NE 10	SSW 12	E 5	SSW 13
kJ	50	50	49	47	10	9	9	24	42	41	14	14	35	34	34	34	34	34	33	50	23	30	4	33
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	NNW 9	NNW 9	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 7	NNW 8	WNW 8	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	S 9	—	—	—	NNE 10	SSW 12	E 5	SSW 13	S 8
kJ	8	8	8	8	8	13	13	5	7	14	41	21	1	13	12	2	—	—	—	9	50	4	32	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 9	NNE 8	NNE 8
kJ	29	31	31	37	33	34	40	49	57	75	84	104	103	100	100	101	114	118	121	102	102	189	217	262
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta Pequena Madeira	Paul do Mar Madeira	Paul do Mar Madeira	Paul do Mar Madeira	Paul do Mar Madeira	Paul do Mar Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta Pequena Madeira	Paul do Mar Madeira	Paul do Mar Madeira	Paul do Mar Madeira	Paul do Mar Madeira	Paul do Mar Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Paul do Mar Madeira	Paul do Mar Madeira	Ponta Pequena Madeira	Paul do Mar Madeira
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	1	2
Distance (km)	11	11	11	11	14	13	13	13	13	13	11	11	14	13	13	13	13	13	11	11	13	13	14	13
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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	1	2
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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	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	6	5	6	7	8

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