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Praia Formosa surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal
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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
19.5° 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 8AM is: 0.2m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Praia Formosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | NW 15 | NW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | WNW 10 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 75 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 103 | 101 | 38 | 132 | 147 | 147 | 203 | 198 | 176 | 71 | 174 | 181 | 253 | 259 | 263 | 266 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:43AM1.58m | 10:57PM1.74m | 11:37AM1.66m | 11:50PM1.75m | 12:21PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31AM0.45m | 4:44PM0.58m | 5:24AM0.43m | 5:40PM0.52m | 6:08AM0.40m | 6:27PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 |
16 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 73 | 57 | 56 | 138 | 196 | 184 | 178 | 175 | 172 | 172 | 144 | 112 | 108 | 99 | 114 | 137 | 253 | 259 | 263 | 266 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 14 | NW 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NE 8 |
22 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 28 | 95 | 142 | 37 | 36 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 147 | 147 | 203 | 198 | 176 | 71 | 174 | 181 | 89 | 80 | 77 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | NW 15 | NW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | WNW 10 | S 16 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | WNW 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | WNW 9 |
37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 75 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 103 | 101 | 38 | 132 | 19 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 38 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 33 | 32 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | NW 2 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 4 | NNE 8 |
105 | 102 | 99 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 80 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
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