Ponta Delgada 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.83° N 16.98° W

Issued: 12 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ponta Delgada sea temperature is

23.0°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 (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with NNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with NNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta Delgada at 7PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	11s
Evening (24 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 24					Sunday 25								Monday 26
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	603	592	571	521	435	520	678	633	1161	892	769	688	501	493	419	412	412	477	461	341	341
Wind (km/h)	E	E	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ENE	NE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide			1:20PM2.12m				1:45AM2.11m				1:58PM2.20m				2:21AM2.20m				2:37PM2.24m
Low Tide	7:11AM0.26m				7:33PM0.09m				7:48AM0.14m				8:09PM0.01m				8:26AM0.05m				8:46PM-0.01m


	8:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:19	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	22	21	19	17	16	16	16	18	21	22	19	17	17	17	18	20	23	22	20	20
Feels °C	20	22	21	19	16	15	15	15	17	20	22	19	17	17	17	18	21	25	25	22	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11
kJ	603	592	571	521	435	338	314	633	1161	892	769	688	501	493	419	412	412	477	461	341	341
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 14	N 14	N 14	NNW 15	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 15	NNW 10	N 13	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6
kJ	325	194	187	186	435	520	678	307	14	50	50	49	48	16	16	15	100	80	60	45	33
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	NNW 16	NNW 16	N 14	N 14	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 6	N 14	N 14
kJ	2	26	138	134	96	59	35	17	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	15	15	8	106	134
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 5	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	53	72	106	123	136	136	123	145	150	155	151	155	155	136	127	110	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Pizo Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta Delgada Madeira	Ponta Delgada Madeira	Ponta Delgada Madeira	Ponta Delgada Madeira	Ponta Delgada Madeira	Ponta Delgada Madeira
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	26	20	21	20	20	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4

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