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Praia Formosa surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal
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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
20.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Praia Formosa today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 6AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am June 01). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Praia Formosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | |
152 | 146 | 132 | 131 | 129 | 127 | 124 | 118 | 159 | 157 | 155 | 153 | 239 | 210 | 211 | 239 | 491 | 476 | 426 | 405 | 341 | 311 | 239 | 226 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:05AM1.77m | 3:21PM1.91m | 3:41AM1.74m | 3:57PM1.89m | 4:17AM1.69m | 4:34PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03AM0.33m | 9:33PM0.31m | 9:38AM0.36m | 10:10PM0.35m | 10:13AM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | |
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Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 |
16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
152 | 146 | 111 | 111 | 109 | 83 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 153 | 239 | 210 | 206 | 206 | 491 | 476 | 426 | 405 | 341 | 311 | 239 | 226 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
140 | 135 | 132 | 131 | 129 | 127 | 124 | 118 | 159 | 157 | 155 | 109 | 107 | 107 | 211 | 239 | 94 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 59 | 59 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | S 11 | WNW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
30 | 29 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 29 | 17 | 59 | 82 | 43 | 2 | 86 | 104 | 100 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
143 | 147 | 160 | 143 | 140 | 136 | 118 | 118 | 115 | 115 | 102 | 99 | 93 | 77 | 99 | 94 | 85 | 88 | 106 | 121 | 128 | 132 | 160 | 126 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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