Ponta Delgada 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.83° N 16.98° W

Issued: 6 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ponta Delgada sea temperature is

23.3° 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 (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta Delgada at 1AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Evening (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 15			Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 8	W 8	W 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	N 7	WNW 8	WNW 8	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5
Wave Graph
kJ	44	60	59	57	56	38	36	35	34	22	22	22	21	21	12	11	11	12	12	16	18	18	44	45
Wind (km/h)	WNW	N	SSE	NW	WNW	NW	N	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	3:34PM2.37m					4:03AM2.10m				4:20PM2.37m				4:49AM2.05m				5:05PM2.31m				5:33AM1.97m
Low Tide			9:54PM-0.04m					10:02AM0.08m				10:40PM-0.01m				10:46AM0.13m				11:25PM0.08m				11:29AM0.22m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—
	—	9:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:15	—	—	—	—	—	9:15
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	24	23	23	22	22	24	25	25	24	23	22	21	22	22	23	24	23	20	19	19	19	22	23
Feels °C	28	27	27	27	25	26	28	28	29	27	26	25	23	24	24	25	26	25	21	20	20	20	23	24
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 8	W 8	W 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 5	E 5	WNW 8	WNW 9
kJ	44	60	59	57	56	38	36	35	34	22	22	22	21	21	12	11	17	17	17	21	20	19	11	17
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 6	N 8	N 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 8	NW 4	NNE 8	NNE 8	ESE 6	WNW 8	N 7	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 10	WNW 8
kJ	19	31	28	24	22	13	27	24	15	15	14	4	13	12	7	11	9	12	12	12	12	11	10	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	NNE 9	NNE 8	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	NW 4	N 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	WNW 7	N 6	N 9	N 8	W 11	W 10	NE 7	NNE 7
kJ	28	9	28	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	3	9	7	7	11	10	11	3	2	1	2	8	2	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 4	N 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	16	12	11	7	7	11	16	18	18	44	45
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	15	729	24	24	530	485	485	532	511	20	20	20	20	530	485
Best forecast wave conditions in Madeira	Achadas Da Cruz	Achadas Da Cruz	Paul do Mar	Paul do Mar	Paul do Mar	Paul do Mar	Ponta Pequena	Ponta Pequena	Ponta Pequena	Ponta Pequena		Ponta Pequena	Ponta Pequena						Ponta Pequena	Paul do Mar	Paul do Mar	Ponta Pequena
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1						1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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