Ponta Delgada surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 WEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Ponta Delgada surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ponta Delgada sea temperature is
17.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ponta Delgada today?

The current surf forecast for Ponta Delgada at 5AM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (21 Apr)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (21 Apr)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
1.7
WNW
2.1
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.1
NNW
1.9
NW
1.9
NW
2.1
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.7
NW
Period(s) (?)56781010101010131212121212121212121111111012
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7621541590320752199193915751234224217071277105910821149186619662185235816061673920776773
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
W
10
W
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:20AM
1.98
5:41PM
2.03
6:17AM
1.78
6:42PM
1.89
7:29AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:04PM
0.13
11:21AM
0.29
12:00AM
0.28
12:16PM
0.47
1:09AM
0.44
1:26PM
0.62
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise----7:31-------7:30-------7:28---
Sunset-------8:42-------8:42-------8:43
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171716151514161513131312151717171515151517191919
Feels °C (?)151412121210131311121211131615161415141417201919
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Ponta Delgada surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest