Ponta Delgada 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.83° N 16.98° W

Issued: 12 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ponta Delgada sea temperature is

23.2°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 (23 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with NNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with NNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta Delgada at 6AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s
Afternoon (23 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s
Evening (23 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 23								Saturday 24								Sunday 25
	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	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 15	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1475	1353	1172	1042	983	953	1044	1121	1106	876	847	603	592	571	531	435	520	678	633	1161	892	757	604	510
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	E	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	00:35AM1.82m				12:44PM1.99m					1:10AM1.98m				1:20PM2.12m				1:45AM2.11m				1:58PM2.20m
Low Tide			6:34AM0.40m				6:59PM0.21m					7:11AM0.26m				7:33PM0.09m				7:48AM0.14m				8:09PM0.01m


	—	—	8:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—
mm	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	20	20	20	20	19	19	18	18	18	20	21	21	19	17	16	16	16	18	20	21	19	17
Feels °C	19	18	20	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	18	19	21	21	19	16	15	15	15	17	19	20	19	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 12
kJ	1475	1353	1172	1042	983	953	1044	1121	1106	876	847	603	592	571	531	435	338	314	633	1161	892	757	604	510
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	S 12	WNW 10	WNW 9	S 11	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	NNW 15	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 15	NNW 10	N 13	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10
kJ	11	10	10	9	9	3	9	8	10	213	208	325	194	187	186	435	520	678	307	14	71	50	49	48
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	S 12	—	S 12	S 12	S 15	WNW 9	S 15	S 15	S 11	S 11	S 11	NNW 16	NNW 16	N 14	N 14	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12
kJ	11	3	—	3	3	4	8	4	4	10	9	2	26	138	134	94	59	35	17	3	3	3	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	31	32	64	136	128	128	108	104	104	84	84	90	84	106	142	155	136	131	127	127	127	127	100	100
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	1	2
Distance (km)	20	20	20	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	24	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	20	21	20
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
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