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Praia Formosa surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 17 Jan 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
19.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Praia Formosa today?

The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 2AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Afternoon (18 Jan)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (18 Jan)5ft (1.6m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
0
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
0.1
S
2.3
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.3
NW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
1.3
NNE
0.8
NW
0.4
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
1.1
NW
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)1313111411111111111111101010108109161615151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)166823091943413751132898770652524414107837554014430147142193242492289
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
0
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
SW
5
NNW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglasscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:31AM
1.94
1:49PM
1.80
2:04AM
2.03
2:22PM
1.85
2:37AM
2.09
2:56PM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:14PM
0.34
7:44AM
0.28
7:47PM
0.26
8:18AM
0.21
8:20PM
0.21
8:51AM
0.17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise----8:08-------8:08-------8:07---
Sunset-------6:25-------6:27-------6:28
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1321--------------------
Temp. °C161718171616161514141414131616161514141313151614
Feels °C (?)121315141313131211111112101415161412121011141513
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