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Porto da Formosinha

Madalena, Azores, Portugal

Porto da Formosinha 3 photos

  • Piscinas Naturais da Barca - Madalena - Portugal 🇵🇹

    Piscinas Naturais da Barca - Madalena - Portugal 🇵🇹. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

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    Piscinas Naturais da Barca - Madalena - Portugal 🇵🇹. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Dragon Tree Forest

    Dragon Tree Forest. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 12 pm to 3 pm, sunset 7:04 pm
9 am
6.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.6
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
2 pm
6.8
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.7
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.8
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.4
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
7 pm
7.0
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
20°C68°F
Water
22°C71°F
Wind
74 km/hmph SW
Gusts
117 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:04 pm
Today
6.8Good9 am64
6.9Good10 am53
6.6Good11 am43
6.8Good12 pm32
7.2Great1 pm32
6.8Good2 pm42
6.4Good3 pm32
5.7Good4 pm21
5.8Good5 pm21
6.4Good6 pm42
7.0Great7 pm43
Sat
7.2Great9 am117
6.9Good10 am138
7.4Great11 am138
7.4Great12 pm149
7.0Great1 pm1610
6.2Good2 pm1811
6.1Good3 pm1912
5.4Fair4 pm2113
5.0Fair5 pm2214
5.2Fair6 pm2113
5.6Good7 pm1811
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 12 pm, 0.2 m. Low at 6 pm, -0.8 m. High at 12 am, 0.1 m. Low at 6 am, -0.8 mHigh 12 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 6 pm, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 12 am, 0.1 m<1 ftLow 6 am, -0.8 m3 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • High 12 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 6 pm, -0.8 m3 ft
  • High 12 am, 0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 6 am, -0.8 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun5.6 GoodBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 61%
  • Mon3.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 80%
  • Tue4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 61%
  • Wed4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 80%
  • Thu2.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 77%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 60 m210 ft

Getting there

Nearest town
2.4 km1.5 miMadalena (town)
Nearest airport
19 km12 miAeroporto da Horta (HOR)

Nearby places

  • Bar a FormosinhaFood and drink
    60 m210 ft

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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