Ponta Delgada 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.83° N 16.98° W

Issued: 5 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ponta Delgada sea temperature is

22.8°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 (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with NW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta Delgada at 9AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	14s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	13s
Evening (27 Oct)	6.5ft (2.0m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 27							Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 13	NNW 12	NW 14	NW 14	NW 13	NW 13	NW 12	NW 12	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	N 13
Wave Graph
kJ	273	496	731	877	1218	1242	1207	850	1028	1291	1117	983	711	549	749	694	735	581	604	469	380	325	330
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	E	ESE	SE	SE	E	ESE	NNE	NNW	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide	1:59AM2.25m				2:18PM2.22m				2:39AM2.24m					3:02PM2.13m				3:23AM2.17m				3:50PM2.00m
Low Tide			8:06AM0.01m				8:25PM0.02m				8:49AM0.03m					9:06PM0.12m				9:36AM0.12m


	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	1	1
Temp °C	19	19	20	21	21	20	19	19	19	19	20	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	21	22	22	21	21
Feels °C	20	20	21	22	23	21	20	20	20	20	21	23	24	23	24	23	22	23	24	24	25	24	24
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 13	NNW 12	NW 14	NW 14	NW 13	NW 13	NW 12	NW 12	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	N 13
kJ	273	496	731	877	1218	1242	1207	850	1028	1291	1117	983	711	549	749	694	735	581	604	469	380	325	330
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 13	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 14	NW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NW 12	WNW 12	NW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	N 13	NW 10
kJ	218	125	121	183	207	249	158	682	635	488	545	626	626	455	429	386	180	135	135	103	58	127	106
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	E 5	ENE 5	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13	NNE 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 14	WNW 12	NW 12	E 5	E 6	N 14	E 6	N 14	N 14	WNW 10	WNW 10
kJ	14	14	9	66	103	93	89	96	79	51	53	28	144	419	52	21	23	146	17	97	132	56	56
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 4	ESE 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 5	E 5	E 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	8	8	7	7	2	8	9	9	10	11	17	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	1	4	2	1	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	0	0	20	20	0	20	20	20	7	0	7	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	2	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	6	4	4	7	5	7	4	6	5	5	5	4	6	6	5	8	5	6	5

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