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Praia Formosa surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 03 May 2026 WESTForecast 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
18.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Praia Formosa today?
The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 6AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (03 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Praia Formosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | |
51 | 35 | 35 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 32 | 90 | 129 | 127 | 124 | 100 | 80 | 76 | 58 | 55 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:22AM1.87m | 3:37PM1.95m | 3:56AM1.80m | 4:10PM1.88m | 4:30AM1.70m | 4:45PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21AM0.26m | 9:46PM0.26m | 9:53AM0.33m | 10:21PM0.34m | 10:26AM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | NE 5 | W 8 |
 kJ | 51 | 35 | 35 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 11 | 90 | 129 | 127 | 124 | 100 | 80 | 76 | 58 | 55 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 29 | 29 | 14 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | W 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | W 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 35 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 29 | 29 | 35 | 26 | 29 | 14 |
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