Porto Moniz surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 21 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
17.5° 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 6PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (21 Mar)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (21 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.1
NNW
0.8
N
1
NNW
1.8
NE
1.9
NE
2.1
ENE
2.3
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
N
1.7
N
1.9
NNE
2
NNE
2.1
NNE
2.1
NNE
2.1
NNE
2
NNE
1.9
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
0.8
NNW
Period(s) (?)12121211111111666768888888887712
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)569461361331303149249223284370487271386393460511520520569508438428422180
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
ENE
15
ESE
10
ESE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:24PM
2.20
3:42AM
2.21
4:03PM
2.12
4:26AM
2.04
4:48PM
1.98
5:17AM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:11AM
0.02
9:27PM
0.09
9:49AM
0.13
10:10PM
0.19
10:31AM
0.29
10:59PM
0.34
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise7:11-------7:09-------7:09-------
Sunset---7:20-------7:21-------7:21----
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1-1-32-112------1------
Temp. °C161818171616161616171717161616151718191816161616
Feels °C (?)141618171415131313141414141414131515171613131313
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