Praia Formosa surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 25 Mar 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
17.7° 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 5PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (25 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
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 (?)
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
NW
0.2
W
0.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)141413131312121212111111121212111111111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)53496811310896949377474747474746414040403821151019
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
5
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NE
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:18AM
1.56
6:52PM
1.62
7:53AM
1.44
8:32PM
1.59
9:37AM
1.46
10:03PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:20PM
0.61
1:27AM
0.59
1:58PM
0.71
3:19AM
0.58
3:42PM
0.67
4:41AM
0.46
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise7:05-------7:03-------7:03-------
Sunset---7:22-------7:22-------7:22----
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161818181615151515171715141414141517181615141414
Feels °C (?)131515171413131313161613131212131317181514121212
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