Surf Forecast Surf Report

Praia Formosa surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 10 May 2025 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
19.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Praia Formosa today?

The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 11AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (10 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (10 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
W
1.4
WSW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.7
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
S
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
NW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
NW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.6
NW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)66998888777121212121212121212121212118881818181112161616161616151515151515121211111111101010101010101399
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)9898129286297284245183140102494949494949282828272727262511111031613113112651515151264442424242424256498178999085981221221221171009896
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
0
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
SSE
0
NE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
NW
0
ENE
0
ENE
5
SE
0
WSW
0
NNW
0
NE
5
NNW
0
NW
0
NNW
0
SW
0
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
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off
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off
cross-
off
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off
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off
cross-
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cross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)
1:12AM
1.85
1:34PM
1.86
1:46AM
1.87
2:05PM
1.91
2:18AM
1.88
2:36PM
1.94
2:51AM
1.85
3:07PM
1.94
3:25AM
1.81
3:40PM
1.91
3:59AM
1.75
4:15PM
1.86
4:35AM
1.67
4:53PM
1.80
5:15AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:22AM
0.29
7:37PM
0.33
7:51AM
0.26
8:10PM
0.28
8:22AM
0.25
8:43PM
0.26
8:52AM
0.27
9:16PM
0.27
9:24AM
0.31
9:50PM
0.31
9:57AM
0.36
10:27PM
0.37
10:32AM
0.42
11:07PM
0.45
11:12AM
0.50
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise--7:13-------7:11-------7:11-------7:11-------7:09-------7:09-------7:07-------7:07-
Sunset-----8:54-------8:55-------8:55-------8:57-------8:58-------8:59-------8:59------
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Rain (mm)
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