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Praia Formosa surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 13 Mar 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
17.5° 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: 0.1m 17s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (13 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (13 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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

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Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NW
1.3
ENE
0.1
S
0.1
NW
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
NW
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.3
NW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.1
S
Period(s) (?)127101611115111111111610101010101016999920
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)84021122122225109910994188888
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:10AM
1.31
10:36PM
1.50
11:10AM
1.45
11:25PM
1.67
11:50AM
1.62
12:02AM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:12PM
0.78
5:03AM
0.66
5:09PM
0.63
5:45AM
0.49
5:49PM
0.47
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise7:20-------7:20-------7:18-------
Sunset---7:13-------7:14-------7:15----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151617161414141416181817151414141617171715151515
Feels °C (?)121314141111121315181816141212121516151513131313
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