Praia Formosa surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 07 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
18.2° 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 10AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (07 Apr)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (07 Apr)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
NW
1.8
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.3
NW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.2
S
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.1
NW
1.3
NW
Period(s) (?)6816141616151513131412121414131313131313131012
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15935030013306387639262902229569691629291615141414141413134457
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:24AM
1.61
5:40PM
1.66
6:03AM
1.47
6:26PM
1.53
6:59AM
1.34
7:37PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:21AM
0.52
11:54PM
0.57
12:00PM
0.66
12:47AM
0.71
12:57PM
0.77
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
Sunrise--7:48-------7:47-------7:46-----
Sunset-----8:30-------8:31-------8:32--
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141413151515131213131315161415141415151516161515
Feels °C (?)998101011981099111110108911111113131313
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