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Praia Formosa surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 19 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
22.1° 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 7PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (19 Nov)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (19 Nov)3ft (0.9m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.5
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.7
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
0.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)111112121111111111111111161515141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)140143199199186217217173170167121117144174191239289285273257253253249195
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:05PM
1.86
1:22AM
1.95
1:38PM
1.84
1:54AM
1.95
2:12PM
1.81
2:26AM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:57AM
0.28
7:07PM
0.26
7:30AM
0.26
7:38PM
0.27
8:03AM
0.26
8:10PM
0.30
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunrise7:39-------7:41-------7:41-------
Sunset---6:05-------6:04-------6:04----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------1---1---------
Temp. °C181919181817171718191918181717171718181717171717
Feels °C (?)181919181716161616161615151413131314141313131414
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