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Praia Formosa surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 16 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 8AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (16 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
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)
4
3
1
1
4
2
3
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
3
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
0.7
WNW
1
WNW
1.7
NW
1
WNW
1.4
NW
0.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
0.1
NW
0.7
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
2.2
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
0.1
S
2.5
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
Period(s) (?)151514141413131313181212121213131014111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)165414211833941123336700101649131338786851521221316654162212141064851713579
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
15
NW
15
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:16AM
1.72
12:37PM
1.64
12:55AM
1.83
1:14PM
1.73
1:31AM
1.94
1:49PM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:31AM
0.47
6:38PM
0.43
7:09AM
0.36
7:14PM
0.34
7:44AM
0.28
7:47PM
0.26
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise--8:08-------8:08-------8:08-----
Sunset-----6:24-------6:25-------6:25--
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1--------1----11111-----
Temp. °C161614161616151414151516161616171817161717161616
Feels °C (?)161411141414131111121314131312131515141515141415
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