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Praia Formosa surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 11 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
19.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Praia Formosa today?

The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 12PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (11 Jan)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (11 Jan)1ft (0.3m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
2.1
W
2.2
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.1
NW
Period(s) (?)1010101010109913131312121269911141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33331919181817163569681032512853508207211035264127222614239919221494
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
0
S
0
SW
5
NW
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:32AM
1.54
8:18PM
1.45
8:42AM
1.44
9:30PM
1.45
9:59AM
1.42
10:37PM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:09AM
0.68
1:53PM
0.65
2:23AM
0.75
3:01PM
0.70
3:45AM
0.74
4:11PM
0.68
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
Sunrise--8:10-------8:10-------8:10-----
Sunset-----6:20-------6:21-------6:22--
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------31--------
Temp. °C141415171716161515151518181717161515151615141313
Feels °C (?)141415171817161514141316151413111011111311111010
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