Ponta Delgada 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.83° N 16.98° W

Issued: 12 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ponta Delgada sea temperature is

23.5°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 (22 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with NNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with NNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta Delgada at 5AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Afternoon (22 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s
Evening (22 Oct)	6.5ft (2.0m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 22								Friday 23								Saturday 24
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 12	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 15	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	152	426	666	460	667	693	759	1659	1621	1226	1058	1042	878	852	923	1143	1125	861	761	711	354	478	469	520
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	11:57PM1.66m				12:06PM1.85m				00:35AM1.82m				12:44PM1.99m					1:10AM1.98m				1:20PM2.12m
Low Tide			5:55AM0.56m				6:24PM0.36m				6:34AM0.40m				6:59PM0.21m					7:11AM0.26m				7:33PM0.09m


	—	—	8:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:18	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	19	20	21	20	20	19	19	20	20	19	20	20	20	19	18	19	19	20	20	20	18	17
Feels °C	18	19	19	20	21	20	20	19	19	19	19	17	19	19	19	18	17	19	18	20	19	20	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 12	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 15	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11
kJ	152	426	666	460	667	693	759	1659	1621	1226	1058	1042	878	852	923	1143	1125	861	761	711	354	478	469	346
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 15	WNW 9	WNW 9	NNW 13	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 16	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	S 12	WNW 10	NW 9	S 11	N 14	N 14	N 15	N 14	N 14	NNW 15	NNW 16
kJ	43	8	8	317	322	243	513	22	11	10	10	9	9	3	9	3	10	338	264	205	311	134	186	520
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	NW 12	S 13	WNW 9	NW 11	NNW 16	WNW 11	—	WNW 11	S 12	—	S 12	S 12	S 15	WNW 9	S 15	S 15	S 11	S 11	S 11	NNW 11	NNW 16	N 14	NNE 14
kJ	22	5	3	8	5	149	11	—	11	3	—	3	3	4	8	4	4	10	9	2	158	140	134	62
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	72	62	56	53	35	28	30	30	42	122	280	361	289	203	169	145	140	123	104	133	147	157	157	157
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	1	4	3	1	3	1	1	3	1	1	3	3	3	3	2	3	3
Distance (km)	20	20	20	20	21	20	20	20	20	20	21	24	21	21	20	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	5	4	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	7	5	5	6	7	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5

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