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Ponta do Sol surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 WET
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Ponta do Sol surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ponta do Sol sea temperature is
19.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ponta do Sol today?

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Sol at 10AM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (13 Jan)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (13 Jan)11ft (3.5m)13s

Table - waves today at Ponta do Sol. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WNW
3.5
NW
4
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NNW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
2
N
2
N
1.9
N
1.9
N
1.8
N
1.4
NW
1.9
NW
2.2
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
Period(s) (?)111114141313131313121212121212131212112119181716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1798294165656764605252834438372731912541214317948368551098125895597282817302695301339123792
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		glassglassglassglasscross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:05AM
1.48
10:43PM
1.57
11:10AM
1.53
11:37PM
1.67
12:01PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:52AM
0.77
4:18PM
0.71
5:01AM
0.70
5:16PM
0.65
5:54AM
0.60
6:04PM
0.55
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise--8:11-------8:10-------8:10-----
Sunset-----6:22-------6:22-------6:23--
clear
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-111--------------------
Temp. °C151514151615141312121316161513131212131617161617
Feels °C (?)109910121110109101115151412121110111416141416
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