Praia Formosa surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 06 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
18.1° 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 1AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)8ft (2.4m)16s
Afternoon (07 Apr)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (07 Apr)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.6
NW
2.4
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
0.4
WNW
0.2
S
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
Period(s) (?)1111101168161416161515141314121214141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)78655950315229828293137387637452614270826716916292916151414141414
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:04PM
1.79
5:24AM
1.61
5:40PM
1.66
6:03AM
1.47
6:26PM
1.53
6:59AM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:14PM
0.43
11:21AM
0.52
11:54PM
0.57
12:00PM
0.66
12:47AM
0.71
12:57PM
0.77
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise------7:48-------7:47-------7:46-
Sunset-8:30-------8:30-------8:31------
clear
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---1-------------1111121
Temp. °C181715151414131515151312121214161615141414151515
Feels °C (?)1413121110991011119998101211119910111111
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