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Praia Formosa surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 18 Mar 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
17.8° 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 12AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 18). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)--
Afternoon (19 Mar)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (19 Mar)10ft (3.0m)12s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.5
W
1.8
WNW
2.2
NW
2.2
W
3
SW
3.5
SW
2.4
W
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.4
W
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2
SSW
2.3
SW
Period(s) (?)141412121314131313148810108999999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27602955217621022373248019892039109217196551132252510791048137913439711624151615801277536742
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
30
WNW
20
WNW
10
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
20
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:32PM
2.05
1:43AM
2.25
2:06PM
2.13
2:19AM
2.28
2:41PM
2.15
2:56AM
2.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:31PM
0.07
7:57AM
-0.05
8:06PM
0.01
8:31AM
-0.08
8:43PM
-0.00
9:06AM
-0.03
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise------7:13-------7:11-------7:09-
Sunset-7:16-------7:17-------7:17------
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rain showers
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rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
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Rain (mm)
11232331----4--111112221
Temp. °C121111101111111314141414131315161616151515151516
Feels °C (?)65677768998891112131212111111111112
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