Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.83° N 16.98° W

Ponta Delgada 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ponta Delgada sea temperature is
23.5°C
0.9° 

Ponta Delgada surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ponta Delgada today (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta Delgada at 1PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (18 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNW
12
1.3
NNW
12
1.3
NNW
12
1.3
NNW
12
1.1
NNW
12
1.8
NNE
7
2
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
9
2.2
NNE
10
2.2
NNE
10
2.3
NNE
10
2.3
NNE
10
2.2
NNE
10
2.2
NNE
10
2
NNE
10
1.5
NW
14
1.5
NW
14
1.4
NW
14
1.5
NW
13
1.5
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
359
508
469
461
324
363
477
705
894
942
1096
1162
1039
1019
794
899
874
754
767
755
680
609
543
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
0
ENE
0
W
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:35AM1.50m
8:32PM1.32m
9:10AM1.48m
10:09PM1.37m
10:30AM1.57m
Low Tide
2:11PM0.81m
2:28AM0.87m
3:53PM0.79m
4:05AM0.82m
5:01PM0.67m
clear
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clear
light rain
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part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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light rain
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Temp °C
18
19
21
21
21
18
18
18
17
18
19
21
20
20
19
18
18
18
20
22
20
20
19
Feels °C
18
19
21
21
20
17
17
17
16
18
19
21
20
21
20
19
19
19
20
22
20
20
19
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