Sea weather in Praia Formosa in Madeira All the beach weather in Praia Formosa

All the essential weather information for enjoying the beach in Praia Formosa in Madeira, for swimming, tanning or water sports! Our sea weather data is reliable, easy to read and updated every day.

Weather: When should you go to the beach in Praia Formosa over the next 7 days?

Discover the best moment to go to the beach in Praia Formosa in Madeira this week to enjoy the best weather and calmest sea possible. Our opinion is based on reliable sea weather forecasts in Praia Formosa. You can see full forecasts by clicking on the day you want to see in the table below.

Date Outside temp. Our opinion
Friday 5 December 202556°F to 61°Frecommended
Saturday 6 December 202558°F to 63°Frecommended
Sunday 7 December 202552°F to 63°Frecommended
Monday 8 December 202559°F to 65°Frecommended
Tuesday 9 December 202561°F to 65°Fdiscouraged
Wednesday 10 December 202558°F to 61°Frecommended
Thursday 11 December 202558°F to 63°Frecommended

Sea Weather: Your daily and hourly sea weather in Praia Formosa

Sea weather on Friday 5 December 2025

On Friday 5 December 2025, the sun will rise at 07:55 and will set at 18:01 on the beach(es) of Praia Formosa. The outside temperature will be a high of 61°F t and a low of 56°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 6.8mph km/h (with gusts up to 10.6mph). Wave height will be up to 4.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature14°C (57°F)14°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)14°C (57°F)15°C (58°F)16°C (61°F)15°C (60°F)15°C (58°F)
Perceived temperature13°C (56°F)14°C (57°F)13°C (55°F)14°C (56°F)14°C (57°F)16°C (61°F)15°C (60°F)14°C (57°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity73%72%74%74%61%65%72%76%
Barometric pressure1026 hPa1026 hPa1025 hPa1026 hPa1026 hPa1024 hPa1024 hPa1026 hPa
Cloud cover0%1%3%4%0%13%60%20%
Heat index14°C (57°F)14°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)14°C (57°F)15°C (58°F)16°C (61°F)15°C (60°F)15°C (58°F)
Dew point9°C (48°F)9°C (48°F)9°C (48°F)9°C (49°F)7°C (45°F)9°C (49°F)10°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)
Wind
Speed9km/h (5mph)6km/h (4mph)7km/h (4mph)8km/h (5mph)10km/h (6mph)9km/h (5mph)9km/h (6mph)11km/h (7mph)
Gusts14km/h (9mph)10km/h (6mph)12km/h (7mph)12km/h (8mph)17km/h (11mph)12km/h (8mph)14km/h (9mph)17km/h (11mph)
Direction 53°
NE
34°
NE
37°
NE
55°
NE
97°
E
99°
E
83°
E
68°
ENE
Wind chill13°C (56°F)14°C (57°F)13°C (55°F)14°C (56°F)14°C (57°F)16°C (61°F)15°C (60°F)14°C (57°F)
Waves
Height1.2m (4.0ft)1.2m (4.1ft)1.2m (4.1ft)1.3m (4.4ft)1.4m (4.8ft)1.5m (5.0ft)1.5m (5.0ft)1.5m (5.0ft)
Direction 333°
NNW
332°
NNW
331°
NNW
331°
NNW
330°
NNW
330°
NNW
329°
NNW
328°
NNW
Period13.1 sec.13.0 sec.13.0 sec.13.0 sec.15.5 sec.17.9 sec.17.5 sec.16.4 sec.
Significant height0.5m (1.6ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.9m (3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)

Sea weather on Saturday 6 December 2025

On Saturday 6 December 2025, the sun will rise at 07:56 and will set at 18:02 on the beach(es) of Praia Formosa. The outside temperature will be a high of 63°F t and a low of 58°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 7.5mph km/h (with gusts up to 10.6mph). Wave height will be up to 5.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (57°F)15°C (58°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)
Perceived temperature14°C (57°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (57°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity76%76%75%77%66%62%67%71%
Barometric pressure1025 hPa1024 hPa1024 hPa1024 hPa1024 hPa1022 hPa1022 hPa1024 hPa
Cloud cover16%86%72%87%88%89%78%9%
Heat index14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (57°F)15°C (58°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)
Dew point10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)11°C (51°F)10°C (49°F)9°C (49°F)9°C (49°F)10°C (50°F)
Wind
Speed11km/h (7mph)9km/h (6mph)9km/h (6mph)11km/h (7mph)12km/h (7mph)9km/h (6mph)7km/h (4mph)7km/h (4mph)
Gusts17km/h (11mph)15km/h (9mph)16km/h (10mph)17km/h (11mph)17km/h (11mph)13km/h (8mph)11km/h (7mph)11km/h (7mph)
Direction 65°
ENE
65°
ENE
64°
ENE
72°
ENE
102°
ESE
122°
ESE
110°
ESE
103°
ESE
Wind chill14°C (57°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (57°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)
Waves
Height1.5m (4.9ft)1.4m (4.7ft)1.4m (4.5ft)1.5m (4.8ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.8m (6.0ft)1.8m (6.0ft)1.7m (5.7ft)
Direction 328°
NNW
328°
NNW
327°
NNW
327°
NNW
320°
NW
321°
NW
319°
NW
318°
NW
Period16.0 sec.15.7 sec.15.2 sec.15.2 sec.17.6 sec.16.4 sec.15.8 sec.14.9 sec.
Significant height0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.3m (1ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)

Sea weather on Sunday 7 December 2025

On Sunday 7 December 2025, the sun will rise at 07:57 and will set at 18:02 on the beach(es) of Praia Formosa. The outside temperature will be a high of 63°F t and a low of 52°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 3.7mph km/h (with gusts up to 7.5mph). Wave height will be up to 5.2ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature15°C (60°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (58°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (60°F)15°C (58°F)12°C (54°F)15°C (59°F)
Perceived temperature15°C (60°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (58°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (60°F)15°C (59°F)12°C (54°F)15°C (59°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity69%69%70%67%58%61%71%70%
Barometric pressure1024 hPa1022 hPa1022 hPa1023 hPa1022 hPa1020 hPa1020 hPa1022 hPa
Cloud cover10%0%1%0%0%0%0%0%
Heat index15°C (60°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (58°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (60°F)15°C (58°F)12°C (54°F)15°C (59°F)
Dew point10°C (50°F)9°C (49°F)9°C (49°F)9°C (48°F)7°C (45°F)7°C (45°F)7°C (45°F)10°C (49°F)
Wind
Speed4km/h (3mph)3km/h (2mph)3km/h (2mph)3km/h (2mph)5km/h (3mph)6km/h (4mph)4km/h (3mph)5km/h (3mph)
Gusts7km/h (4mph)5km/h (3mph)4km/h (3mph)5km/h (3mph)9km/h (6mph)12km/h (8mph)9km/h (6mph)8km/h (5mph)
Direction 79°
ENE
66°
ENE
100°
E
136°
SE
181°
S
233°
SW
251°
WSW
244°
WSW
Wind chill15°C (60°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (58°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (60°F)15°C (59°F)12°C (54°F)15°C (59°F)
Waves
Height1.6m (5.4ft)1.6m (5.3ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.6m (5.1ft)1.5m (5.0ft)1.4m (4.7ft)1.4m (4.5ft)1.3m (4.4ft)
Direction 316°
NW
313°
NW
309°
NW
307°
NW
309°
NW
309°
NW
309°
NW
309°
NW
Period14.6 sec.14.7 sec.14.4 sec.14.3 sec.14.1 sec.13.2 sec.13.1 sec.13.0 sec.
Significant height0.3m (1ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)

Sea weather on Monday 8 December 2025

On Monday 8 December 2025, the sun will rise at 07:58 and will set at 18:02 on the beach(es) of Praia Formosa. The outside temperature will be a high of 65°F t and a low of 59°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 8.1mph km/h (with gusts up to 14.3mph). Wave height will be up to 8.5ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)16°C (61°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)15°C (59°F)16°C (61°F)
Perceived temperature15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)16°C (61°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)14°C (58°F)16°C (61°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity69%74%74%71%62%59%71%73%
Barometric pressure1021 hPa1020 hPa1020 hPa1021 hPa1021 hPa1019 hPa1019 hPa1020 hPa
Cloud cover0%0%5%5%7%5%5%13%
Heat index15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)16°C (61°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)15°C (59°F)16°C (61°F)
Dew point10°C (49°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)10°C (50°F)9°C (49°F)10°C (50°F)12°C (53°F)
Wind
Speed6km/h (4mph)6km/h (4mph)8km/h (5mph)8km/h (5mph)10km/h (6mph)11km/h (7mph)11km/h (7mph)13km/h (8mph)
Gusts11km/h (7mph)10km/h (6mph)14km/h (8mph)14km/h (9mph)15km/h (10mph)18km/h (11mph)23km/h (15mph)23km/h (14mph)
Direction 205°
SSW
219°
SW
231°
SW
221°
SW
204°
SSW
221°
SW
226°
SW
232°
SW
Wind chill15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)16°C (61°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)14°C (58°F)16°C (61°F)
Waves
Height1.3m (4.2ft)1.3m (4.1ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.5m (5.1ft)2.0m (6.5ft)2.2m (7.3ft)2.5m (8.1ft)2.6m (8.7ft)
Direction 307°
NW
307°
NW
306°
NW
304°
WNW
315°
NW
313°
NW
312°
NW
311°
NW
Period12.8 sec.12.4 sec.12.0 sec.11.8 sec.20.5 sec.19.3 sec.18.0 sec.17.4 sec.
Significant height0.6m (2ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.9m (3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)

Sea weather on Tuesday 9 December 2025

On Tuesday 9 December 2025, the sun will rise at 07:58 and will set at 18:02 on the beach(es) of Praia Formosa. The outside temperature will be a high of 65°F t and a low of 61°F. Precipitation is in the forecast (0.2in throughout the day): choose the right time to go to the beach and dodge the raindrops. The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 16.2mph km/h (with gusts up to 23mph). Wave height will be up to 11.2ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature16°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)
Perceived temperature16°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0.1in0in0in
Humidity81%82%82%85%82%91%93%82%
Barometric pressure1020 hPa1018 hPa1018 hPa1018 hPa1018 hPa1016 hPa1017 hPa1019 hPa
Cloud cover56%52%53%58%71%100%95%12%
Heat index16°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)
Dew point13°C (56°F)14°C (56°F)14°C (57°F)15°C (58°F)15°C (58°F)15°C (59°F)16°C (60°F)14°C (57°F)
Wind
Speed18km/h (11mph)20km/h (12mph)24km/h (15mph)22km/h (14mph)25km/h (16mph)26km/h (16mph)14km/h (9mph)12km/h (8mph)
Gusts29km/h (18mph)30km/h (19mph)35km/h (22mph)32km/h (20mph)36km/h (22mph)37km/h (23mph)22km/h (14mph)18km/h (11mph)
Direction 234°
SW
225°
SW
227°
SW
219°
SW
226°
SW
229°
SW
251°
WSW

N
Wind chill16°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)
Waves
Height2.7m (8.8ft)2.7m (8.8ft)2.7m (8.9ft)2.8m (9.3ft)3.0m (9.9ft)3.3m (10.8ft)3.4m (11.1ft)3.3m (10.7ft)
Direction 311°
NW
312°
NW
309°
NW
310°
NW
311°
NW
313°
NW
314°
NW
310°
NW
Period17.3 sec.17.0 sec.16.4 sec.16.2 sec.15.9 sec.15.6 sec.15.5 sec.15.0 sec.
Significant height0.9m (3ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.5m (4.9ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)

Sea weather on Wednesday 10 December 2025

On Wednesday 10 December 2025, the sun will rise at 07:59 and will set at 18:02 on the beach(es) of Praia Formosa. The outside temperature will be a high of 61°F t and a low of 58°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 8.7mph km/h (with gusts up to 14.3mph). Wave height will be up to 10.5ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature15°C (60°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (57°F)15°C (58°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (61°F)15°C (58°F)15°C (58°F)
Perceived temperature15°C (60°F)14°C (57°F)13°C (55°F)14°C (58°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (61°F)15°C (58°F)15°C (58°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity78%75%73%74%63%63%71%73%
Barometric pressure1021 hPa1021 hPa1021 hPa1023 hPa1023 hPa1022 hPa1022 hPa1023 hPa
Cloud cover3%4%17%13%6%18%28%25%
Heat index15°C (60°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (57°F)15°C (58°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (61°F)15°C (58°F)15°C (58°F)
Dew point11°C (53°F)10°C (50°F)9°C (49°F)10°C (50°F)9°C (48°F)9°C (48°F)10°C (49°F)10°C (50°F)
Wind
Speed11km/h (7mph)12km/h (8mph)14km/h (9mph)8km/h (5mph)6km/h (4mph)3km/h (2mph)7km/h (4mph)6km/h (4mph)
Gusts18km/h (11mph)20km/h (13mph)23km/h (14mph)12km/h (7mph)9km/h (5mph)5km/h (3mph)12km/h (7mph)9km/h (6mph)
Direction 32°
NNE
29°
NNE
22°
NNE
350°
N
76°
ENE
72°
ENE
102°
ESE
111°
ESE
Wind chill15°C (60°F)14°C (57°F)13°C (55°F)14°C (58°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (61°F)15°C (58°F)15°C (58°F)
Waves
Height3.2m (10.4ft)3.0m (9.7ft)2.7m (9.0ft)2.5m (8.2ft)2.3m (7.6ft)2.2m (7.1ft)2.0m (6.7ft)1.9m (6.3ft)
Direction 311°
NW
311°
NW
306°
NW
308°
NW
310°
NW
303°
WNW
305°
NW
306°
NW
Period14.5 sec.13.1 sec.13.0 sec.13.0 sec.12.1 sec.12.1 sec.11.7 sec.11.3 sec.
Significant height0.7m (2.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.3m (1ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.1m (0.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)

Sea weather on Thursday 11 December 2025

On Thursday 11 December 2025, the sun will rise at 08:00 and will set at 18:02 on the beach(es) of Praia Formosa. The outside temperature will be a high of 63°F t and a low of 58°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 11.8mph km/h (with gusts up to 17.4mph). Wave height will be up to 5.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature14°C (58°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (58°F)15°C (59°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)
Perceived temperature14°C (57°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (57°F)15°C (59°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity75%74%76%76%77%80%89%88%
Barometric pressure1022 hPa1021 hPa1019 hPa1019 hPa1018 hPa1016 hPa1015 hPa1016 hPa
Cloud cover17%22%50%47%53%97%100%72%
Heat index14°C (58°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (58°F)15°C (59°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)
Dew point10°C (50°F)10°C (49°F)10°C (50°F)11°C (52°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (56°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)
Wind
Speed8km/h (5mph)6km/h (4mph)8km/h (5mph)9km/h (6mph)12km/h (7mph)15km/h (10mph)17km/h (10mph)19km/h (12mph)
Gusts13km/h (8mph)11km/h (7mph)13km/h (8mph)14km/h (9mph)16km/h (10mph)22km/h (14mph)26km/h (16mph)28km/h (17mph)
Direction 141°
SE
180°
S
192°
SSW
181°
S
194°
SSW
194°
SSW
194°
SSW
274°
W
Wind chill14°C (57°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (57°F)15°C (59°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)
Waves
Height1.8m (5.9ft)1.7m (5.5ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.4m (4.8ft)1.3m (4.4ft)1.3m (4.2ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.3m (4.4ft)
Direction 307°
NW
300°
WNW
300°
WNW
299°
WNW
299°
WNW
298°
WNW
299°
WNW
309°
NW
Period12.6 sec.12.0 sec.10.8 sec.10.8 sec.10.7 sec.10.6 sec.10.4 sec.12.2 sec.
Significant height0.2m (0.7ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.3m (1ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)

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