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Praia Formosa surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 20 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
19.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Praia Formosa today?

The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 12AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 20). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (21 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (21 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
2
1
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WNW
1
NW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.1
WNW
2.1
NW
2
NW
2
NW
1.9
NW
2
NW
1.9
NW
Period(s) (?)141314131313131212121212121212111111151414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)236340290273421390238237485485477387380368283278217270195916021537129913261191
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:56PM
1.88
3:10AM
2.12
3:30PM
1.88
3:44AM
2.11
4:06PM
1.86
4:20AM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:53PM
0.19
9:25AM
0.16
9:26PM
0.20
9:59AM
0.17
10:02PM
0.24
10:36AM
0.21
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise------8:07-------8:07-------8:07-
Sunset-6:28-------6:29-------6:30------
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light rain
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161514141416171819181818171717201919181717171516
Feels °C (?)131212121114161616161819161717191717161515151113
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