Praia Formosa Surf Forecast

/ Madeira (21 surf breaks) /

Portugal (226 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (32.64° N 16.95° W)

Surf Forecasts:

Praia Formosa surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 14 Nov 2025 WET

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Praia Formosa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Praia Formosa sea temperature is 22.6° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Praia Formosa today?

The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 6PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 14). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Nov)	10ft (3.0m)	11s
Afternoon (14 Nov)	7ft (2.2m)	9s
Evening (14 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	8s

Table - waves today at Praia Formosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 Days Hourly

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	Friday 14					Saturday 15								Sunday 16								Monday 17
	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	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period(s) (?)	11	10	9	8	8	8	8	8	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	1807	1587	736	671	597	527	555	655	1194	1281	1218	910	641	465	348	290	257	253	312	307	303	303	294	285
Wind (km/h)	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	W	W	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	N
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		9:41AM 1.71				10:25PM 1.59				10:35AM 1.75				11:09PM 1.69				11:18AM 1.80				11:46PM 1.78
Low Tide / height (m)				4:14PM 0.46				4:25AM 0.57				4:58PM 0.40				5:11AM 0.48				5:34PM 0.35				5:49AM 0.40

	Friday 14					Saturday 15								Sunday 16								Monday 17
Sunrise	7:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:06	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	3	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	21	21	19	19	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	20	19	19	18	18	20	20	19	18	17	17	17
Feels °C (?)	15	17	18	16	17	18	18	18	18	19	20	21	19	19	18	17	17	20	19	18	17	17	16	16

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