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Praia Formosa surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 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
19.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Praia Formosa today?

The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 7AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (12 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (12 Jan)6ft (1.8m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1.8
W
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
2.4
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
Period(s) (?)131313121212699111414131313131312121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35696810325128923772966694322842528242622071846141313521009747614542433363293
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
5
N
5
NW
0
NE
10
N
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:42AM
1.44
9:30PM
1.45
9:59AM
1.42
10:37PM
1.51
11:04AM
1.47
11:32PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:23AM
0.75
3:01PM
0.70
3:45AM
0.74
4:11PM
0.68
4:55AM
0.67
5:10PM
0.62
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise--8:10-------8:10-------8:10-----
Sunset-----6:21-------6:22-------6:22--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------32---1------------
Temp. °C151515181816171615151515161513131313131616151313
Feels °C (?)141414151412141211111112131210101111101415151112
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