Porto Moniz Surf Forecast

/ Madeira (21 surf breaks) /

Portugal (226 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Porto Moniz surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 WET

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 10AM is: 6.5m 19s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WET) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Jan)	21ft (6.5m)	19s
Afternoon (28 Jan)	21ft (6.5m)	18s
Evening (28 Jan)	20ft (6.0m)	17s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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	Wednesday 28							Thursday 29								Friday 30								Sat 31
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	8	8	8	8	5	5	6	5	6	8	8	8	7	8	7	7
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW
Period(s) (?)	16	16	19	19	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	14	14	13	14	19	19	19	16	16	16	15
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	12517	14932	27827	28708	26542	23779	20465	17238	13338	11129	9289	7492	5953	5290	4950	3257	2480	6038	10222	8975	9402	7811	6953	3393
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WSW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)				9:38AM 1.65				10:21PM 1.74				11:01AM 1.72				11:31PM 1.89					12:06PM 1.84
Low Tide / height (m)						3:56PM 0.60				4:45AM 0.54				5:12PM 0.51				5:54AM 0.38					6:11PM 0.38

	Wednesday 28							Thursday 29								Friday 30								Sat 31
Sunrise	-	-	8:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:04	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	6:36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:37	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	17	17	19	19	19	18	18	18	17	18	19	20	19	18	18	18	18	18	20	20	20	19	19
Feels °C (?)	13	13	13	16	16	17	16	16	16	16	17	18	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	20	20	21	21	20

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