Porto Moniz surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 08 May 2026 WEST
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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
18.8° 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 10AM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (08 May)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (08 May)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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)
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
15
1.8
W
6
2.4
W
7
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
3.5
WNW
8
3.5
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
11
1.9
NW
10
1.7
NNW
10
2.2
NW
10
2.2
NW
10
2.2
NW
10
2.5
NNW
11
2.4
NW
11
2.3
NW
11
2.3
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
245
573
717
956
1485
2415
2762
2360
2175
2009
1969
1230
1024
1060
612
501
913
887
989
1474
1363
1167
1040
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
35
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:46AM1.47m
7:14PM1.62m
7:55AM1.42m
8:24PM1.60m
9:14AM1.45m
9:35PM1.65m
Low Tide
12:41PM0.75m
1:44AM0.75m
1:51PM0.80m
3:01AM0.73m
3:11PM0.79m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:15
7:13
7:13
7:11
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8:54
8:55
8:55
8:57
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
18
17
16
15
12
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
12
13
15
14
14
14
13
13
12
13
14
15
14
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
12
0.2
N
8
0.1
S
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.3
N
11
3
WNW
10
1.7
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.7
NNW
10
2.2
NW
10
2.2
NW
10
2.2
NW
10
2.5
NNW
11
2.4
NW
11
2.3
NW
11
2.3
NW
10
Energy kJ
45
29
102
99
138
4
3
11
11
10
21
1969
516
427
325
612
501
913
887
989
1474
1363
1167
1040
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
S
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
14
0.4
N
13
0.6
N
13
0.7
N
12
0.9
N
12
1
N
12
1
N
12
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.6
N
13
0.7
N
12
Energy kJ
84
74
19
11
11
12
3
3
3
5
25
21
21
33
56
126
153
243
300
287
110
180
121
141
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
10
0.3
NNW
9
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
N
15
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.3
SSW
19
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
N
13
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
Energy kJ
9
17
3
3
13
6
6
6
5
3
3
25
17
20
19
18
17
74
59
58
40
55
178
176
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
6
1.8
W
6
2.4
W
7
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
3.5
WNW
8
3.5
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
11
1.5
W
10
1.6
WNW
10
Energy kJ
126
245
573
717
956
1485
2415
2762
2360
2175
2009
1230
1024
1060
459
445
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
30
30
500
486
486
500
592
500
33
30
30
30
30
500
6
21
6
12
21
30
6
6
3
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Madeira
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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