
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ponta Delgada today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ponta Delgada at 6PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ponta Delgada. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
56 | 52 | 73 | 94 | 119 | 133 | 168 | 164 | 161 | 158 | 158 | 130 | 130 | 127 | 127 | 124 | 101 | 88 | 64 | 96 | 124 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:48PM2.20m | 2:18AM2.06m | 2:34PM2.34m | 3:02AM2.13m | 3:17PM2.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:33AM0.24m | 8:09PM0.06m | 8:19AM0.12m | 8:54PM-0.04m | 9:01AM0.05m | 9:35PM-0.08m | |||||||||||||||
7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 10 |
39 | 52 | 73 | 94 | 119 | 133 | 168 | 164 | 161 | 158 | 158 | 130 | 130 | 127 | 127 | 124 | 101 | 88 | 64 | 62 | 124 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 7 |
56 | 26 | 17 | 15 | 52 | 50 | 48 | 44 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 18 | 46 | 59 | 96 | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 13 | N 12 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 11 |
39 | 35 | 58 | 57 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 36 | 47 | 53 | 55 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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