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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
17.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Praia Formosa today?
The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 3AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
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 Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | |
106 | 103 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 24 | 42 | 40 | 48 | 138 | 164 | 146 | 140 | 111 | 107 | 88 | 107 | 158 | 181 | 227 | 241 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:36PM1.74m | 11:25AM1.59m | 11:37PM1.83m | 12:15PM1.71m | 00:25AM1.90m | 12:55PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:17PM0.64m | 5:14AM0.43m | 5:24PM0.54m | 6:06AM0.34m | 6:15PM0.44m | 6:46AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | |
— | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 |
16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
106 | 103 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 15 | 27 | 20 | 24 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 138 | 164 | 146 | 140 | 69 | 59 | 60 | 73 | 158 | 181 | 227 | 241 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
2 | 2 | 41 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 48 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 111 | 107 | 88 | 107 | 64 | 70 | 44 | 41 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | S 10 | S 10 | E 7 | ESE 6 | S 11 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 9 | NE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 46 | 82 | 19 | 16 | 25 | 19 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | N 3 | N 3 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 36 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 56 | 58 | 73 | 86 | 79 | 159 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 62 | 48 | 62 | 56 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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