Praia Formosa surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 09 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
18.0° 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 8PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 09). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (09 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (09 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
NW
0.2
WNW
0.1
S
0.2
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.7
NW
0.4
WNW
0.7
NW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)13131313131312121414121818121211111171111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14131313134437372361213312454552471191037665
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:37PM
1.43
8:32AM
1.27
9:16PM
1.42
10:14AM
1.32
10:39PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:57PM
0.77
2:12AM
0.80
2:31PM
0.83
3:59AM
0.77
4:12PM
0.78
5:10AM
0.64
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise--------7:45-------7:43-------
Sunset---8:32-------8:32-------8:34----
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
111--11-----------------
Temp. °C151616161415151616171818161515151617181716141312
Feels °C (?)1214131411131414141517171514141415171817151187
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