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Praia Formosa surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm 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 6AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (13 Jan)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (13 Jan)8ft (2.5m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
W
2.3
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.3
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.7
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
0.9
WNW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)799111414131313131312121212121111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)442808713114425962845272223452071179114521026822614542478418293242211188169146146
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
30
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
W
5
NW
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglassglassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:30PM
1.45
9:59AM
1.42
10:37PM
1.51
11:04AM
1.47
11:32PM
1.61
11:55AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:45AM
0.74
4:11PM
0.68
4:55AM
0.67
5:10PM
0.62
5:48AM
0.57
5:57PM
0.53
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise----8:10-------8:10-------8:10---
Sunset-------6:22-------6:22-------6:23
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
31----------------------
Temp. °C171615151515161514131313131616151413131313161717
Feels °C (?)131211101112131211101011111515141312121212151615
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