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Praia Formosa surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 28 Jan 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
18.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Praia Formosa today?

The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 11PM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 2.0m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)--
Afternoon (28 Jan)13ft (4.0m)18s
Evening (28 Jan)11ft (3.5m)17s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
6
6
4
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
5
5
4
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)181717171616161614131314141415141415151515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)932687447935695050254234374635521399104112301475228022162529255325533030328430792729255023792060
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
0
N
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		glassglassonglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:17PM
1.67
10:56AM
1.66
11:26PM
1.82
12:00PM
1.78
12:22AM
2.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:51PM
0.55
4:40AM
0.49
5:07PM
0.45
5:49AM
0.33
6:06PM
0.33
6:43AM
0.17
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise------8:03-------8:03-------8:03-
Sunset-6:36-------6:37-------6:37------
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201917171717182121201818171718202120191818171820
Feels °C (?)171715151515162019191818171617192020202019181921
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