Praia Formosa surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 04 Jul 2025 WEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
22.5° C
(Which is 1.0°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 5AM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)18s
Afternoon (04 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (04 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.2
SSW
0.2
S
0.2
SSW
0.3
NW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)18181818181716161616161616161616161617171716151515161515141414141414131313131313555171712811101616101010151414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)484848343231272836365159515152525455606055494646484845434848474726311728282424214444337212119104443494644646362625657
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NE
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
15
N
5
NNW
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
0
WSW
5
ENE
10
N
5
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
5
WNW
5
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
0
SSW
10
E
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:03PM
1.55
9:47AM
1.47
10:06PM
1.50
10:49AM
1.50
11:10PM
1.49
11:45AM
1.57
12:07AM
1.53
12:35PM
1.65
12:57AM
1.59
1:19PM
1.74
1:40AM
1.67
1:59PM
1.84
2:20AM
1.74
2:37PM
1.93
2:57AM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:25AM
0.63
3:51PM
0.72
4:25AM
0.64
4:59PM
0.69
5:22AM
0.62
5:58PM
0.62
6:14AM
0.56
6:48PM
0.54
7:00AM
0.49
7:32PM
0.44
7:41AM
0.41
8:13PM
0.36
8:20AM
0.34
8:51PM
0.29
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Sunrise----7:03-------7:05-------7:05-------7:05-------7:05-------7:07-------7:07-------
Sunset-------9:19-------9:19-------9:19-------9:17-------9:17-------9:17-------9:17----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191818182021222219181818212223221919191822232322191919192223242321202020222323222019191821222321201818182122232219191818
Feels °C (?)181717172122242319181718202424231919171721242222181919202325262523222121232626242219191923232422221919192224242321201819
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