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Praia Formosa surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 14 Jan 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
19.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Praia Formosa today?

The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 7PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s 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 (14 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (14 Jan)4ft (1.2m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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)
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
0
0
0
0
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
NW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
NW
0.7
WNW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1
WNW
1.5
NW
1.1
WNW
1.6
NW
0.6
WNW
1.4
NW
1.5
NW
Period(s) (?)12121212111111111121111110915151414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)82266654247836329324221114944114614611273153114131107431862402814139613746
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
5
N
5
W
0
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
10
NW
5
N
0
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NE
15
NNW
15
N
10
NW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassoffcross-
off		crosscrossglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrossoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:04AM
1.47
11:32PM
1.61
11:55AM
1.55
12:16AM
1.72
12:37PM
1.64
12:55AM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:10PM
0.62
5:48AM
0.57
5:57PM
0.53
6:31AM
0.47
6:38PM
0.43
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise8:10-------8:10-------8:08-------
Sunset---6:22-------6:23-------6:24----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------------1-------1
Temp. °C131616151313131313161616161617161616171615141415
Feels °C (?)111515151212121112161514151515151413151312111111
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