Praia Formosa surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 17 Nov 2025 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
22.2° C
(Which is 1.2°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: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (18 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (18 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

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Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)121212111111111112121111111112121111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)274203158145128126138148158153128138140143199199229217217173170167121117
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
0
NNW
0
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:19AM
1.86
12:31PM
1.85
12:50AM
1.92
1:05PM
1.86
1:22AM
1.95
1:38PM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:06PM
0.30
6:24AM
0.34
6:36PM
0.27
6:57AM
0.28
7:07PM
0.26
7:30AM
0.26
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Sunrise----7:39-------7:39-------7:41---
Sunset-------6:05-------6:05-------6:04
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------11------11
Temp. °C181817181820201817181817181918181717171717191918
Feels °C (?)181816181720201817171816182019181615151515171715
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