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Porto Moniz surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 28 Jan 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
18.6° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Porto Moniz today?

The current surf forecast for Porto Moniz at 6AM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)15ft (4.5m)16s
Afternoon (29 Jan)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (29 Jan)11ft (3.5m)14s

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

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Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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8
8
8
8
6
4
5
4
6
9
8
8
7
7
8
6
6
5
5
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
6
NW
5.5
NW
5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
WNW
2.4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3.5
NW
4
NW
2.5
WNW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.2
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
NW
Period(s) (?)171716161616151414131419191917161515151514141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2046517238133381079695947754617857135429341534484236824684066015646970553247423429532265180523252681
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
on		crosscross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)
10:21PM
1.74
11:01AM
1.72
11:31PM
1.89
12:06PM
1.84
12:28AM
2.06
12:58PM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:45AM
0.54
5:12PM
0.51
5:54AM
0.38
6:11PM
0.38
6:49AM
0.22
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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Sunset-------6:37-------6:37-------6:38
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181717171819201918181818182020191818181819201918
Feels °C (?)161515151718191918181718182020201919201920201918
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