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Praia Formosa surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 12 Feb 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
18.6° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Praia Formosa today?

The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 9AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Feb)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (12 Feb)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (12 Feb)8ft (2.5m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
3
3
0
2
0
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)161616161515141414141414131313131212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)483944864026366533413482294833343067286625732348214819301793131713111071820718706713612530
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
5
SE
5
SW
10
WSW
15
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:43AM
1.36
11:11PM
1.52
11:40AM
1.48
11:58PM
1.68
12:20PM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:31AM
0.77
4:48PM
0.73
5:33AM
0.64
5:41PM
0.60
6:16AM
0.50
6:20PM
0.45
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
Sunrise--7:54-------7:52-------7:52-----
Sunset-----6:50-------6:51-------6:52--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141415171817161717151517171614131312131616151212
Feels °C (?)1414151616131315131211141516131211101014131299
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