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Praia Formosa surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 16 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
19.1° 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: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 16). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)--
Afternoon (17 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (17 Jan)5ft (1.6m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
4
2
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
2
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
NW
1.1
WNW
1.6
NW
0.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.5
WNW
2.3
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
0.1
S
2.3
NW
2.1
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.3
NW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)141313131313121212121313101411111111111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)112340289210164945413387263851651207517494126411128367136405153771058175
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:37PM
1.64
12:55AM
1.83
1:14PM
1.73
1:31AM
1.94
1:49PM
1.80
2:04AM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:38PM
0.43
7:09AM
0.36
7:14PM
0.34
7:44AM
0.28
7:47PM
0.26
8:18AM
0.21
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise------8:08-------8:08-------8:08-
Sunset-6:24-------6:25-------6:25------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1---112111---------
Temp. °C171615141515151616161617171716171715141414131417
Feels °C (?)151412111112121413131313141514151412111212101216
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