Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ponta Delgada today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Ponta Delgada at 5AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ponta Delgada. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 11 | NNW 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | NNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 197 | 192 | 187 | 183 | 169 | 140 | 134 | 127 | 120 | 92 | 92 | 98 | 95 | 67 | 80 | 97 | 123 | 158 | 177 | 245 | 273 | 220 | 202 | 143 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:52AM1.54m | 8:28PM1.42m | 9:12AM1.46m | 10:05PM1.36m | 10:48AM1.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26AM0.68m | 2:06PM0.76m | 2:33AM0.81m | 3:41PM0.83m | 4:12AM0.84m | 5:21PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 6 | N 12 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 197 | 192 | 187 | 44 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 120 | 92 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 47 | 97 | 108 | 94 | 77 | 245 | 273 | 220 | 202 | 143 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | N 9 | N 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | N 12 | N 11 | NNW 11 | N 10 | NNE 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 47 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 14 | 14 | 42 | 42 | 23 | 14 | 37 | 40 | 41 | 13 | 26 | 72 | 123 | 158 | 177 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 46 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | N 9 | N 9 | SSW 13 | N 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | NNE 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | N 12 | WNW 8 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 24 | 22 | 21 | 59 | 42 | 42 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 41 | 18 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 26 | 14 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | N 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 183 | 169 | 140 | 134 | 127 | — | — | 92 | 98 | 95 | 67 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
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