Ponta Delgada 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.83° N 16.98° W

Issued: 12 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (13 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta Delgada at 7AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Sep)	6ft (1.8m)	7s
Afternoon (13 Sep)	6ft (1.8m)	7s
Evening (13 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 13								Monday 14								Tuesday 15
	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	1	1	2	2	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNW 12	NE 7	NNW 12	NE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	NNW 11	NNW 11	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	279	287	301	353	327	303	311	285	187	246	218	212	181	190	147	119	113	110	89	75	75	75	67	71
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide		3:51AM2.16m					4:05PM2.24m				4:24AM2.10m				4:40PM2.09m				4:57AM1.99m				5:14PM1.90m
Low Tide				9:51AM0.06m					10:13PM0.08m				10:26AM0.15m				10:45PM0.22m				11:01AM0.28m


	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:14	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	21	25	28	28	26	23	24	24	24	28	30	31	30	25	26	26	25	28	31	30	28	24
Feels °C	22	22	22	26	29	29	28	24	24	24	25	29	31	32	31	27	27	27	26	29	33	33	31	27
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	WNW 9	NNW 15	NNW 15	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 12	ENE 8	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 6
kJ	42	29	76	84	111	158	149	196	143	222	215	160	60	58	51	119	113	110	89	75	75	75	67	22
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	NNW 16	WNW 8	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	NNW 12	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	NNE 7	NW 11
kJ	17	50	23	25	33	32	32	31	187	26	14	14	151	135	133	51	48	34	35	41	24	24	25	57
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 12	N 9	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 10	NW 10	N 8	WNW 9	S 10	S 10	—	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	NNW 11	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 9	NW 11	NNW 9
kJ	14	15	18	18	29	17	28	6	31	2	2	—	14	14	13	99	90	86	64	55	54	34	42	32
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 8
kJ	279	287	301	353	327	303	311	285	124	246	218	212	181	190	147	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	71
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	20	24	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	24	24	20	13	13	13	13	20	7	24	24	20
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	7	6	5	6	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	6	9	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6

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