Praia Formosa surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 02 Apr 2026 WEST
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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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Praia Formosa today?

The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 4PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 02). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (02 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (02 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


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Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
WNW
0.3
NW
0.2
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
Period(s) (?)111312121111111111101015101313121212121113131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)496657827448474741391934963610938913076171166153146
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
N
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:03PM
2.05
3:16AM
2.10
3:33PM
2.04
3:47AM
2.01
4:02PM
1.98
4:18AM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:53AM
0.06
9:04PM
0.11
9:22AM
0.10
9:35PM
0.14
9:50AM
0.17
10:07PM
0.21
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise--------7:54-------7:52-------
Sunset---8:28-------8:28-------8:29----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192021191616141517191918161616161820202018181718
Feels °C (?)161718161314111214161716141314141619181815151515
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