Snow-ForecastSnow-ForecastMountain-ForecastMountain-ForecastTide-ForecastTide-ForecastWeather-ForecastWeather-Forecast
Search by country, region, or break
Search by country, region, or break

Quick Links

Surf Forecasts:

Ponta Delgada surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 11 Jan 2026 WET
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Ponta Delgada surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ponta Delgada sea temperature is
19.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)
Webcam LIVE @ Ponta Delgada - Madeira / Portal Netmadeira

How big are the waves at Ponta Delgada today?

The current surf forecast for Ponta Delgada at 6AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jan)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (12 Jan)8ft (2.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
NW
1.8
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
NW
3.5
NW
4
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
Period(s) (?)121212119121210991114141413131313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33920315811510321288788912561263183644996565655758415105432435883021244220241810928792
Wind
(km/h)
0
W
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:25PM
1.51
8:51AM
1.50
9:38PM
1.51
10:07AM
1.48
10:44PM
1.57
11:11AM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:32AM
0.77
3:09PM
0.72
3:53AM
0.77
4:19PM
0.71
5:02AM
0.70
5:17PM
0.64
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise----8:11-------8:10-------8:10---
Sunset-------6:21-------6:22-------6:22
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------31---1----------
Temp. °C151515141518181617151515141516141312121212161614
Feels °C (?)1615151314161513141111111012121110910910141513
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

The World’s Most Inconsistent Waves
Ben Mondy

The World’s Most Inconsistent Waves

Huntington, Dribbleton, Virginia, Holland and the Superbank! We recently had a look at the world’s most consistent waves. This was based on the combination of swells and wind directed at 7,000 surf spots, as compiled from our data since 2006. Those stats, represented in easy-to-read graphics, are located under each wave’s spot guides, with historical swell and wind breakdowns available by month, season, and year. There is also an offshore filter, which shows how often the swells come with clean

Read more

Read more

Discover more articles and updates in the Greenroom.

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Ponta Delgada surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

View detailed surf forecast for Ponta Delgada at:
surf-forecast.com

Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest