Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.83° N 16.98° W

Ponta Delgada 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ponta Delgada sea temperature is
23.5°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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta Delgada at 1PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
14
1.4
NW
14
1.5
NW
13
1.5
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1
NW
12
1
NW
12
0.9
NW
12
0.9
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
1.1
NNW
13
1.5
NNW
12
1.4
NNW
11
1.6
NNW
11
1.7
NNW
11
1.7
NNW
11
2
NNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
957
754
767
755
680
609
543
519
398
353
292
282
205
202
144
152
361
677
460
619
693
705
1714
Wind (km/h)
0
N
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:30AM1.57m
11:13PM1.50m
11:24AM1.70m
11:57PM1.66m
12:06PM1.85m
Low Tide
4:05AM0.82m
5:01PM0.67m
5:09AM0.70m
5:47PM0.52m
5:55AM0.56m
6:24PM0.36m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
18
18
20
21
20
20
19
19
18
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
18
20
21
20
19
18
Feels °C
19
19
20
20
19
20
19
19
17
18
19
18
19
19
18
18
19
18
20
21
20
19
18
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