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Ponta Delgada surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 WET
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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)

How big are the waves at Ponta Delgada today?

The current surf forecast for Ponta Delgada at 6PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 2.5m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (13 Jan)15ft (4.5m)13s
Evening (13 Jan)13ft (4.0m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
4
6
4
5
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
1.8
NW
2.1
N
2.1
N
2.1
N
2.1
N
2
N
1.9
N
1.4
NW
2.1
NW
2.3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
Period(s) (?)141413131313121212121211121212121121191816161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7025721366735666478340733459282423211966875105612151333116610749041730307234114281397642493669
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononononononcross-
on		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrossononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:07AM
1.48
10:44PM
1.57
11:11AM
1.53
11:38PM
1.67
12:02PM
1.62
12:23AM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:19PM
0.71
5:02AM
0.70
5:17PM
0.64
5:55AM
0.59
6:05PM
0.55
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise8:10-------8:10-------8:10-------
Sunset---6:22-------6:22-------6:22----
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
11-------------------1--
Temp. °C141515151312121113161614121211111216171616161514
Feels °C (?)1010111199991114141311111091014151515151413
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