Ponta Delgada 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.83° N 16.98° W

Issued: 12 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ponta Delgada sea temperature is

25.0°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 (10 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta Delgada at 3AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s
Afternoon (10 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Evening (10 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 10								Friday 11								Saturday 12
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NNW 9	NNW 8	NNW 11	N 14	NNW 10	NNW 10	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	40	42	40	65	40	77	75	72	100	92	118	138	170	181	196	230	248	255	263	255	284	284	296	344
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		2:02AM2.08m				2:15PM2.34m				2:40AM2.16m				2:54PM2.37m				3:16AM2.19m				3:30PM2.34m
Low Tide				8:02AM0.11m				8:33PM-0.04m				8:40AM0.04m				9:08PM-0.06m				9:16AM0.03m				9:42PM-0.01m


	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:17	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	22	22	24	26	25	24	23	21	19	19	22	25	25	23	20	21	21	21	23	25	25	24	21
Feels °C	23	25	25	27	29	28	27	25	23	20	19	22	25	25	24	21	22	22	22	25	26	26	25	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NNW 9	NNW 8	NE 5	NNW 8	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 9	NNW 9	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9
kJ	32	42	40	23	25	77	75	69	65	92	118	114	112	78	70	98	98	73	72	47	46	46	45	44
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 8	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 10	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	N 10	N 10	N 10	NW 13	NW 12
kJ	40	25	24	65	40	53	74	72	100	62	45	30	29	20	33	38	52	49	48	48	48	47	7	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	NNW 8	N 14	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 11	WNW 9	WNW 11	NNW 8	N 11	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	NW 13	S 11	N 17
kJ	10	9	9	24	32	9	4	4	4	8	23	8	22	14	39	3	3	3	3	3	3	7	2	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 6	NE 5	—	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	—	32	30	—	22	16	16	20	35	58	76	138	170	181	196	230	248	255	263	255	284	284	296	344
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	24	20	20	7	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	5	9	9	9	9	9	8	5	7	8	7	5	5	5

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