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Ponta Delgada surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 WET
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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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ponta Delgada today?

The current surf forecast for Ponta Delgada at 2PM is: 6.0m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)18ft (5.5m)16s
Afternoon (27 Jan)20ft (6.0m)15s
Evening (27 Jan)20ft (6.0m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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7
7
8
7
6
5
5
4
5
7
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5.5
NW
6
NW
6
NW
6
NW
6
NW
5.5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
6
NW
6.5
NW
6.5
NW
6
NW
6
NW
5.5
NW
5
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.1
NW
Period(s) (?)161515151516161619191817171716161616151414141319
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1537417029163591568915661142251358213578259572776925716227341998416365126071015287007220628152904816356229173008
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:09AM
1.67
9:00PM
1.65
9:40AM
1.65
10:23PM
1.74
11:02AM
1.72
11:32PM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:31PM
0.57
3:19AM
0.61
3:58PM
0.56
4:46AM
0.50
5:13PM
0.47
5:55AM
0.34
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise8:06-------8:04-------8:04-------
Sunset---6:35-------6:36-------6:37----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171818161416171717202119171718181821211918181818
Feels °C (?)131414141113141414181918161517171821211918181818
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