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Praia Formosa surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal
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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
19.6° 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 7AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Praia Formosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
176 | 102 | 174 | 181 | 253 | 259 | 263 | 266 | 266 | 259 | 237 | 231 | 228 | 225 | 228 | 234 | 253 | 256 | 259 | 193 | 188 | 167 | 165 | 165 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:50PM1.75m | 12:21PM1.73m | 00:35AM1.77m | 1:00PM1.80m | 1:15AM1.78m | 1:36PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08AM0.40m | 6:27PM0.46m | 6:46AM0.37m | 7:08PM0.40m | 7:21AM0.34m | 7:45PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 |
16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 11 | SSW 15 | NW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 |
108 | 99 | 174 | 92 | 253 | 259 | 263 | 266 | 266 | 259 | 237 | 231 | 228 | 225 | 228 | 234 | 235 | 242 | 234 | 178 | 98 | 105 | 117 | 165 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 11 | SSW 15 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NW 12 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 |
176 | 71 | 75 | 181 | 89 | 80 | 77 | 31 | 29 | 89 | 28 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 70 | 253 | 256 | 259 | 193 | 188 | 167 | 165 | 44 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SSW 18 | WNW 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NE 8 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 9 | ENE 8 | NW 12 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
21 | 102 | 38 | 16 | 22 | 30 | 31 | 37 | 32 | 28 | 50 | 44 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 87 | 22 | 27 | 21 | 26 | 71 | 41 | 27 | 35 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
— | — | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | 42 | 25 | 30 | 28 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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