Surf forecast · Portugal · Madeira
Surf forecast Jardim do Mar today
Waves, swell and wind at Jardim do Mar (Madeira, Portugal) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
These numbers are more than 7 hours old, so they are hidden. Open the live waves map for the current sea. Open the waves map centred on Jardim do Mar
Right now
Fun offshore. The swell comes from behind this beach, so the surf is smaller than the open-sea numbers.
Jardim do Mar surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
No daylight hours left today: see tomorrow.
Sunday 25 October
Fun Best window 07:00–10:00: fun, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.7 m · 11 s ↑N | 1.5 m · 10 s ↑NNW | 16–31 km/h ↑ENE offshore |
| 12:00 | 1.6 m · 10 s ↑N | 1.5 m · 10 s ↑NNW | 13–28 km/h ↑ENE offshore |
| 15:00 | 1.6 m · 10 s ↑N | 1.4 m · 9 s ↑N | 12–26 km/h ↑ENE offshore |
| 18:00 | 1.5 m · 9 s ↑N | 1.3 m · 9 s ↑N | 8–20 km/h ↑E light wind |
Monday 26 October
Small Best window 18:00–19:00: small, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.2 m · 9 s ↑N | 1.0 m · 9 s ↑NNW | 4–26 km/h ↑W light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.1 m · 10 s ↑N | 1.0 m · 9 s ↑NNW | 6–28 km/h ↑WNW light wind |
| 15:00 | 1.1 m · 10 s ↑NNW | 1.0 m · 9 s ↑NNW | 3–26 km/h ↑NE light wind |
| 18:00 | 1.2 m · 11 s ↑NNW | 0.9 m · 9 s ↑NNW | 2–14 km/h ↑NE light wind |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 09:00–12:00: fun, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.3 m · 12 s ↑NW | 1.0 m · 10 s ↑NNW | 12–23 km/h ↑NE offshore |
| 12:00 | 1.4 m · 12 s ↑NW | 1.2 m · 10 s ↑NNW | 13–26 km/h ↑NE offshore |
| 15:00 | 1.6 m · 13 s ↑NW | 1.5 m · 11 s ↑NW | 10–24 km/h ↑NE offshore |
| 18:00 | 1.7 m · 13 s ↑NW | 1.6 m · 10 s ↑NW | 10–21 km/h ↑ENE offshore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 20:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around Jardim do Mar
Open the waves map centred on Jardim do Mar
Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
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Questions
- Is there surf at Jardim do Mar today?
- Fun: waves 1.7 m at 10 s from N, swell 1.4 m · 9 s NNW (Sat 20:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Jardim do Mar?
- Wind 21 km/h from ENE: offshore for a beach facing SW.
- When is the best time to surf Jardim do Mar today?
- No daylight hours are left today; the table shows the next days.
- How warm is the water at Jardim do Mar?
- 23.1 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Paul do Mar 4 km · Las Américas 523 km · La Santa 526 km · El Médano 527 km · Famara 530 km · El Confital 534 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Jardim do Mar, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.