Praia Formosa surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 22 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
17.5° 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: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (23 Mar)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (23 Mar)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.6
SSW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SE
0.2
SSE
0.2
WNW
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
Period(s) (?)77777121266665611551212111010101414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1561271007436292887771031217182827242727275347
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:58PM
2.04
4:20AM
1.97
4:42PM
1.91
5:11AM
1.77
5:37PM
1.75
6:18AM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:04PM
0.14
10:25AM
0.24
10:53PM
0.29
11:14AM
0.43
11:56PM
0.46
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise------7:07-------7:07-------7:05-
Sunset-7:20-------7:21-------7:21------
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11--11111-1111----------
Temp. °C171616161616161617171716161616181717161616151618
Feels °C (?)141413141313131314141413131414151314141414121315
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