Praia Formosa surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 04 May 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
18.9° 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 11AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (04 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (04 May)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 145mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.5
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
W
8
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
127
100
100
80
58
41
41
28
28
18
32
20
21
26
25
25
24
23
21
5
21
21
16
16
Wind (km/h)
0
WSW
5
NNW
5
E
5
SE
10
S
10
SSW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
0
SSW
5
ESE
5
NE
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:56AM1.80m
4:10PM1.88m
4:30AM1.70m
4:45PM1.80m
5:07AM1.59m
5:25PM1.71m
Low Tide
9:53AM0.33m
10:21PM0.34m
10:26AM0.42m
10:58PM0.44m
11:02AM0.51m
11:41PM0.54m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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7:18
7:16
7:16
7:15
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8:51
8:51
8:52
8:52
1
1
3
6
5
7
11
16
36
43
11
4
1
Temp °C
18
18
19
19
20
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
15
16
16
15
14
20
19
20
20
21
19
19
18
17
17
16
15
14
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
15
16
15
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.5
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.6
E
5
0.3
NNW
7
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
Energy kJ
127
100
100
80
58
41
41
28
28
18
32
20
21
25
25
12
12
7
6
20
11
20
14
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.3
NNW
10
0.3
NNW
10
0.3
NNW
9
0.3
NNW
9
0.3
NNW
9
0.3
NNW
9
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.2
SSW
15
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.2
NNW
7
Energy kJ
10
10
10
19
18
16
15
15
15
4
4
10
7
7
7
7
7
5
5
11
21
14
14
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
5
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
W
10
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
Energy kJ
9
2
2
2
3
3
3
5
5
1
7
7
8
26
25
25
24
23
21
5
5
21
16
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SE
3
1
E
5
1.4
E
5
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
5
1.1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.6
NE
4
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
NNE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
3
5
3
3
2
7
59
113
100
79
67
46
45
15
28
33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
18
14
19
19
19
19
21
29
29
29
29
29
29
457
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
Best forecast wave conditions in Madeira
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
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