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Praia Formosa surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 17 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
17.8° 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 5PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (17 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (17 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
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
1
0
0
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.6
WNW
1.8
WNW
2.5
NW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.1
WNW
3
WSW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
6
WSW
Period(s) (?)161616161515156814141412131313131381313111011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)87878612611311211020239325902412276714051723212322542288140899044575902595059437874
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
15
NW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononcross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:58PM
1.93
1:10AM
2.16
1:32PM
2.05
1:43AM
2.25
2:06PM
2.13
2:19AM
2.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:52AM
0.16
6:57PM
0.18
7:24AM
0.03
7:31PM
0.07
7:57AM
-0.05
8:06PM
0.01
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise7:16-------7:13-------7:13-------
Sunset---7:15-------7:16-------7:17----
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-111--2315113221-----113
Temp. °C161717171515141312111211111110111214141414151414
Feels °C (?)1616151412129876667756798889810
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