Praia Formosa surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 04 Apr 2026 WEST
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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
18.2° 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 12AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (05 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (05 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


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Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.5
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.7
NW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.1
WNW
2.4
NW
Period(s) (?)121113131312121211121111111111111111105681016
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)130761711681561441417584881238181767679787659451282102512911
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:02PM
1.98
4:18AM
1.90
4:32PM
1.90
4:50AM
1.76
5:04PM
1.79
5:24AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:07PM
0.21
10:18AM
0.27
10:39PM
0.30
10:48AM
0.39
11:14PM
0.43
11:21AM
0.52
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise------7:50-------7:50-------7:48-
Sunset-8:29-------8:30-------8:30------
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------11---
Temp. °C211816171716182019181716161617191917151514131415
Feels °C (?)18181515151417201918181716161616151312131191012
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