Praia Formosa surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 03 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
18.1° 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 9PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (03 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (03 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


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Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.2
WNW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.5
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.7
NW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)111010151013131212121211131213121212111211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4139193496361093891307617114156144141758488123818176
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offglassoffoffglassglassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:33PM
2.04
3:47AM
2.01
4:02PM
1.98
4:18AM
1.90
4:32PM
1.90
4:50AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:22AM
0.10
9:35PM
0.14
9:50AM
0.17
10:07PM
0.21
10:18AM
0.27
10:39PM
0.30
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise--------7:52-------7:50-------
Sunset---8:28-------8:29-------8:30----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171919181616151517202019171717171920201917171616
Feels °C (?)141717151315141316181918161615151719201917161515
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