Praia Formosa surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am 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 7PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Nov)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (17 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (17 Nov)3ft (0.9m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
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
Period(s) (?)121212121212121111111111121211111111121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26721035327425424719914512895138148158153128138140143199199186217217173
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
5
N
0
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
WNW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
0
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:56AM
1.83
12:19AM
1.86
12:31PM
1.85
12:50AM
1.92
1:05PM
1.86
1:22AM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:06PM
0.30
6:24AM
0.34
6:36PM
0.27
6:57AM
0.28
7:07PM
0.26
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Sunrise7:37-------7:39-------7:39-------
Sunset---6:06-------6:05-------6:05----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------------------1-111
Temp. °C182020181818171818202018171817171819191817171717
Feels °C (?)172021181818171817202018171816171819201817161515
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