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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
19.0° 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 8AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (06 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Praia Formosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | N 8 | NW 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | |
25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 22 | 42 | 79 | 192 | 307 | 492 | 616 | 765 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:07AM1.59m | 5:25PM1.71m | 5:49AM1.49m | 6:12PM1.62m | 6:42AM1.40m | 7:11PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58PM0.44m | 11:02AM0.51m | 11:41PM0.54m | 11:44AM0.60m | 00:33AM0.64m | 12:37PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
13 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 42 | 79 | 70 | 69 | 96 | 86 | 83 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 15 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | WNW 15 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
7 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 8 | SSW 14 | S 14 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 18 | S 17 |
25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | N 8 | NNE 2 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 |
81 | 67 | 66 | 53 | 44 | 33 | 124 | 1 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 24 | 71 | 192 | 307 | 492 | 616 | 765 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 492 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 513 | 458 | 513 | 19 |
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