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Ponta Delgada surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 19 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
18.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ponta Delgada today?

The current surf forecast for Ponta Delgada at 1PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jan)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (19 Jan)4ft (1.2m)19s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
2
2
3
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
NNW
2
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.6
NW
1.2
NW
1.6
NW
2
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NNW
2.1
NNW
1.7
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
2
NNW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3.5
NNW
Period(s) (?)111110101918161615141417161616161515141413131314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)97087375550010221615210931182736228516971570317831003197226219101714333635133170324733984671
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
0
S
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		glassonglassononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:29PM
1.93
2:44AM
2.16
3:03PM
1.95
3:17AM
2.19
3:37PM
1.96
3:51AM
2.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:24AM
0.22
8:27PM
0.22
8:58AM
0.18
9:00PM
0.20
9:31AM
0.16
9:34PM
0.21
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise8:08-------8:08-------8:07-------
Sunset---6:27-------6:28-------6:29----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------------1---
Temp. °C131616151313131313161614131314161719191817161716
Feels °C (?)111415141213121112151412111011141617171716151615
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