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Praia Formosa surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 22 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
18.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Praia Formosa today?

The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 2PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 22). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jan)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (22 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (22 Jan)7ft (2.2m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
2
2
0
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
1
WNW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
2.5
NW
2.1
NW
2.3
NW
2.4
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
1.9
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.4
NW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
1
WNW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.2
NW
Period(s) (?)121111111514141313131313131313131219191912151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3551701732592066183816642549143016511922230525611245139141123917269293282125162122
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:06PM
1.86
4:20AM
2.06
4:45PM
1.81
5:00AM
1.97
5:29PM
1.74
5:46AM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:59AM
0.17
10:02PM
0.24
10:36AM
0.21
10:41PM
0.31
11:17AM
0.28
11:26PM
0.40
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise8:07-------8:07-------8:07-------
Sunset---6:30-------6:30-------6:31----
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181919181817181717161616141313121316161514131313
Feels °C (?)1817161516141615141211111091091114141212111110
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