Praia Formosa surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 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
22.2° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Praia Formosa today?

The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 5PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (18 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (18 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)111111111212111111111212111111111111111116151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12813813814815815312813814014319919922521721717317016712111999196191239
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
5
N
5
NW
5
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
0
N
0
NNW
0
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassglassglassoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:31PM
1.85
12:50AM
1.92
1:05PM
1.86
1:22AM
1.95
1:38PM
1.84
1:54AM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:24AM
0.34
6:36PM
0.27
6:57AM
0.28
7:07PM
0.26
7:30AM
0.26
7:38PM
0.27
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sunrise7:39-------7:39-------7:41-------
Sunset---6:05-------6:05-------6:04----
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------1-------1-----
Temp. °C181920181717171718191918171717171719181818171717
Feels °C (?)171920181717171718202019171616151517151515141313
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