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Ponta Delgada surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 17 Feb 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
18.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ponta Delgada today?

The current surf forecast for Ponta Delgada at 12AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm February 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (18 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (18 Feb)3ft (0.9m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.7
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.7
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
N
2
N
2.1
N
Period(s) (?)111111111111111114131312121514131212111011131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33728027022620620616416120123930321723319394784886483676643241457214651662
Wind
(km/h)
0
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
0
E
0
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
E
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:07PM
2.04
2:20AM
2.27
2:40PM
2.10
2:53AM
2.31
3:13PM
2.12
3:27AM
2.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:06PM
0.13
8:33AM
0.04
8:38PM
0.08
9:06AM
0.00
9:12PM
0.07
9:39AM
0.02
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise------7:48-------7:47-------7:46-
Sunset-6:53-------6:54-------6:55------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201714131313151919171514151415171716131213121317
Feels °C (?)211815131312151919171514151314161615121012101115
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