Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.83° N 16.98° W

Ponta Delgada 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ponta Delgada sea temperature is
24.5°C
1.1° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta Delgada at 12PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (29 Sep)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNW
13
1.5
NW
12
1.3
WNW
10
1.6
NW
11
1.3
W
8
1.5
W
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.3
NNW
11
1.7
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
10
1.7
NNW
11
1.7
NNW
11
2
NNW
12
2.2
NNW
12
2.3
NNW
12
2.3
NNW
12
2.3
NW
12
2.2
NNW
12
2.1
NNW
12
2
NNW
12
1.9
NNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
538
646
347
626
196
339
544
415
389
396
570
453
656
698
1009
1338
1614
1667
1598
1407
1256
1138
988
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
High Tide
3:59AM2.18m
4:16PM2.17m
4:37AM2.11m
4:58PM2.03m
5:20AM2.00m
5:48PM1.85m
Low Tide
10:03AM0.07m
10:23PM0.10m
10:44AM0.16m
11:04PM0.24m
11:31AM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
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rain showers
light rain
part cloud
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part cloud
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8:00
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7:55
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7:53
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1
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
22
22
25
27
27
25
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
21
21
20
21
20
21
21
22
21
20
Feels °C
24
24
27
29
28
27
26
26
26
24
23
23
23
22
22
20
21
20
21
21
23
22
20
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