Praia Formosa surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 03 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
18.6° 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 6AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (03 May)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (03 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
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)
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.6
W
7
0.8
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
35
35
28
27
17
32
90
129
127
124
100
80
76
58
55
40
40
40
40
29
29
30
31
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:22AM1.87m
3:37PM1.95m
3:56AM1.80m
4:10PM1.88m
4:30AM1.70m
4:45PM1.80m
Low Tide
9:21AM0.26m
9:46PM0.26m
9:53AM0.33m
10:21PM0.34m
10:26AM0.42m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
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7:18
7:18
7:16
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8:50
8:51
8:51
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
7
15
8
3
5
6
4
Temp °C
17
16
17
19
19
20
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
17
17
16
17
16
15
15
18
16
17
19
18
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
20
20
18
18
16
16
13
15
14
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.2
NNW
11
0.8
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
NE
5
0.5
W
8
Energy kJ
51
35
35
28
27
17
11
90
129
127
124
100
80
76
58
55
40
40
40
40
29
29
14
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.3
NNW
11
0.3
NNW
11
0.2
W
9
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.3
NNW
10
0.3
NNW
9
0.3
NNW
9
0.3
NNW
9
0.3
NNW
9
0.3
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.3
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.5
W
8
0.2
NNW
8
Energy kJ
35
34
30
30
23
23
6
11
10
10
10
10
9
18
16
15
15
15
15
7
5
8
30
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
9
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
7
7
7
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.6
W
7
0.3
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.7
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.8
E
5
Energy kJ
2
32
1
5
14
21
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)
1
14
14
19
19
19
19
14
0
0
0
18
21
21
21
21
21
21
29
29
35
26
29
14
Best forecast wave conditions in Madeira
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
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