Praia Formosa surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 24 Apr 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
17.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Praia Formosa today?

The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 6PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
W
10
0.9
W
9
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
NW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.6
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
294
231
139
333
267
240
99
80
70
59
106
103
32
29
28
27
47
19
23
44
42
55
69
65
Wind (km/h)
0
N
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NE
5
E
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
0
NNE
0
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:50AM1.46m
9:18PM1.68m
10:18AM1.49m
10:36PM1.74m
11:25AM1.59m
11:37PM1.83m
Low Tide
2:49PM0.68m
4:03AM0.51m
4:17PM0.64m
5:14AM0.43m
5:24PM0.54m
6:06AM0.34m
clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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7:28
7:26
7:26
7:24
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8:43
8:44
8:45
8:45
Temp °C
17
18
18
17
16
15
15
15
17
18
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
18
18
18
16
15
15
15
18
19
18
17
16
14
14
14
16
18
17
17
15
13
13
14
15
18
19
19
16
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
W
10
0.9
W
9
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
9
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
WNW
8
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
WNW
8
Energy kJ
294
231
139
333
267
240
99
80
70
51
106
103
32
29
15
15
47
19
23
44
28
55
48
53
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.5
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.1
S
11
0.4
NW
9
0.3
NW
9
0.3
NW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
11
Energy kJ
150
145
194
9
9
9
80
79
77
59
2
2
41
29
28
27
2
20
12
12
42
48
54
65
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
12
0.3
ESE
6
0.1
W
13
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
NW
9
0.5
WNW
11
0.2
NNW
9
Energy kJ
13
12
9
4
4
4
9
9
11
11
2
2
2
2
3
7
3
15
15
14
28
13
69
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
2
0.3
NE
2
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
E
3
0.3
NE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.5
N
3
0.9
NE
6
0.5
N
3
0.9
NE
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
6
8
17
27
31
32
33
5
56
5
75
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Madeira
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
4
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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