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Porto Moniz surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 17 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
18.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Porto Moniz today?

The current surf forecast for Porto Moniz at 3AM is: 5.5m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)16ft (5.0m)12s
Afternoon (18 Jan)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
2
3
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
NNW
5
NNW
5.5
NNW
5.5
NNW
5
NNW
4.5
NNW
4
NNW
3.5
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.1
NNW
2
NNW
2
NNW
0.9
NW
1.2
NW
1.7
NW
2
NW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.1
NNW
1.6
NW
Period(s) (?)131311121212121211111111111110191818161615141417
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)60257572735274836404542243293551249721691626124410548738095929891777205832872953237415791417
Wind
(km/h)
35
NW
40
NW
35
NNW
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:36AM
2.00
1:54PM
1.87
2:10AM
2.09
2:28PM
1.92
2:43AM
2.15
3:01PM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:19PM
0.40
7:50AM
0.33
7:53PM
0.32
8:23AM
0.27
8:26PM
0.27
8:56AM
0.22
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise----8:10-------8:10-------8:10---
Sunset-------6:27-------6:28-------6:29
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1321--------------------
Temp. °C161717171516161514141413131616161514141313151515
Feels °C (?)111112121011111110101110101314151311111010131212
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