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Praia Formosa surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Praia Formosa today?
The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 2AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Praia Formosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 749 | 560 | 420 | 721 | 60 | 59 | 319 | 309 | 440 | 542 | 655 | 533 | 669 | 905 | 996 | 802 | 757 | 730 | 716 | 643 | 631 | 619 | 531 | 294 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:34PM 1.96 | 6:10AM 1.71 | 6:34PM 1.82 | 7:22AM 1.55 | 7:50PM 1.71 | 8:50AM 1.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:53PM 0.28 | 12:08PM 0.46 | 1:02AM 0.43 | 1:18PM 0.60 | 2:31AM 0.52 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 |
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