Ponta Delgada 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.83° N 16.98° W

Issued: 6 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ponta Delgada sea temperature is

23.1°C

Ponta Delgada surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ponta Delgada today (23 Oct):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with NNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta Delgada at 11PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (23 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s
Evening (23 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 23			Saturday 24								Sunday 25
	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	3	3	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	3	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 15	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	953	1044	1161	1106	876	847	603	592	571	521	435	520	678	742	1161	892	769	604	501
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide					1:10AM1.98m				1:20PM2.12m				1:45AM2.11m				1:58PM2.20m
Low Tide		6:59PM0.21m					7:11AM0.26m				7:33PM0.09m				7:48AM0.14m				8:09PM0.01m


	—	—	—	—	—	8:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—
	—	7:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	19	19	18	17	17	20	22	22	19	17	17	16	17	18	21	22	20	18
Feels °C	19	18	18	16	16	16	19	21	22	19	16	17	15	16	17	20	21	20	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 12
kJ	953	1044	1161	1106	876	847	603	592	571	521	435	388	314	742	1161	892	769	604	501
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	WNW 10	WNW 9	S 11	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	NNW 15	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 15	NNW 10	NNE 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10
kJ	3	9	8	10	213	208	325	194	187	186	435	520	678	263	21	50	50	49	48
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	WNW 9	S 15	S 15	S 11	S 11	S 11	NNW 16	NNW 16	N 14	N 14	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	N 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12
kJ	4	8	4	4	10	9	2	26	138	134	96	59	35	17	14	3	3	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	84	84	87	87	87	69	69	69	101	146	146	127	131	150	150	150	146	146	123
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	2
Distance (km)	20	20	20	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	24	20	24	20
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	5

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