Ponta Delgada surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 03 May 2026 WEST
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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
18.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ponta Delgada today?

The current surf forecast for Ponta Delgada at 6AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (03 May)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (03 May)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.7
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.9
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.6
N
7
0.6
NNW
8
1.2
ENE
6
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
177
171
138
105
103
103
101
105
130
127
102
102
74
133
111
99
98
124
99
39
55
94
71
68
Wind (km/h)
0
W
5
W
0
WSW
0
SE
0
S
5
WNW
0
W
0
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:30AM1.95m
3:44PM2.02m
4:03AM1.87m
4:17PM1.95m
4:37AM1.77m
4:53PM1.87m
Low Tide
9:29AM0.27m
9:53PM0.27m
10:01AM0.34m
10:28PM0.35m
10:34AM0.43m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
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7:18
7:18
7:16
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8:50
8:51
8:52
1
1
1
1
3
9
14
6
3
5
6
4
Temp °C
16
16
17
19
20
20
20
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
17
16
18
20
21
21
22
20
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
18
16
16
15
15
14
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.9
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.9
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.6
N
7
0.7
NE
6
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
Energy kJ
177
171
138
105
103
103
101
105
130
127
100
80
61
133
111
99
98
124
99
39
31
64
66
68
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
W
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.7
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.6
WSW
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NNW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
9
Energy kJ
60
45
32
25
19
13
12
99
80
78
102
102
74
60
42
29
43
28
28
22
55
20
20
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.1
S
12
0.2
W
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
8
0.6
N
6
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.5
W
7
0.6
N
6
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
30
25
24
23
13
3
6
12
6
5
2
1
26
15
14
34
33
8
28
28
31
6
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
2
0.6
W
7
0.7
W
6
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
2
0.4
S
3
0.2
SSE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
Energy kJ
1
33
38
1
10
15
16
10
1
1
2
1
2
5
94
71
53
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
24
24
26
24
24
20
Best forecast wave conditions in Madeira
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
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