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Porto Moniz surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 18 Mar 2026 WET
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Porto Moniz surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Porto Moniz sea temperature is
17.8° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Porto Moniz today?

The current surf forecast for Porto Moniz at 12AM is: 5.0m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 3.0m 17s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 2.2m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)16ft (5.0m)14s
Afternoon (19 Mar)16ft (5.0m)14s
Evening (19 Mar)11ft (3.5m)14s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
0
7
!
8
9
8
9
9
8
5
4
4
3
3
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
5
NW
5.5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
4.5
NNW
5
NW
4.5
NW
3.5
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.1
NNW
2
NNW
3
WSW
1.7
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
Period(s) (?)13141813151514141414141414131313139131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)452671671211196681258011778931175408633849344773268286222991949151013631463980965826666569491
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
25
WNW
20
W
15
SW
20
SW
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SW
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:37PM
2.12
1:49AM
2.32
2:11PM
2.20
2:24AM
2.35
2:46PM
2.23
3:02AM
2.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:37PM
0.13
8:02AM
-0.00
8:12PM
0.06
8:36AM
-0.03
8:48PM
0.04
9:11AM
0.02
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise------7:13-------7:13-------7:11-
Sunset-7:17-------7:19-------7:19------
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Rain (mm)
22253431----2---11111212
Temp. °C121111101110111314141414121314161616151515151516
Feels °C (?)6577767899997911131212101111111111
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