Ponta Delgada surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 02 May 2026 WEST
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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
18.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ponta Delgada today?

The current surf forecast for Ponta Delgada at 1PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (02 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (02 May)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNW
13
1
NNW
13
1
NNW
13
1
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.6
NNW
10
0.9
N
8
0.8
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
427
357
346
314
251
222
218
177
171
138
105
103
103
101
104
119
122
102
80
80
74
111
73
107
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
W
5
W
0
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
W
0
N
0
SE
5
SE
0
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:57AM2.01m
3:13PM2.06m
3:30AM1.95m
3:44PM2.02m
4:03AM1.87m
4:17PM1.95m
Low Tide
8:59AM0.22m
9:20PM0.22m
9:29AM0.27m
9:53PM0.27m
10:01AM0.34m
10:28PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:20
7:18
7:18
7:16
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8:50
8:50
8:51
8:52
1
1
1
4
3
3
Temp °C
16
15
19
20
19
19
17
17
17
17
19
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
17
17
16
15
19
21
20
20
18
18
18
18
20
21
22
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.9
W
7
1
W
7
1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
8
Energy kJ
253
197
188
314
251
222
218
177
171
138
105
103
103
80
104
119
122
100
80
80
58
111
73
107
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNW
13
1
NNW
13
1
NNW
13
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
7
0.5
W
7
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.7
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
W
8
0.5
NNW
9
0.7
WSW
7
Energy kJ
427
357
346
137
101
96
69
60
45
29
25
13
13
101
99
80
78
102
77
74
74
42
45
57
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.4
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
NNE
5
0.3
N
9
0.6
W
8
0.4
NNW
9
Energy kJ
39
39
26
52
50
47
45
30
25
24
23
3
3
12
12
6
5
2
11
24
17
14
41
33
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.4
WSW
7
0.3
SSW
2
0.5
SW
4
Energy kJ
35
49
2
1
17
1
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
7
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Madeira
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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