Ponta Delgada Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.83° N 16.98° W

Ponta Delgada 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ponta Delgada sea temperature is
24.3°C
0.9° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta Delgada at 12PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s 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 (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (24 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.3
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.2
NNW
12
1.1
NW
11
1
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
16
0.7
NNW
16
0.9
NNW
15
1.2
NNW
15
1.4
NW
14
1.5
NNW
14
1.5
NNW
13
1.6
NNW
13
1.6
NNW
13
1.6
NNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
609
511
479
494
502
435
421
414
365
293
256
211
151
177
226
414
576
857
833
808
875
822
784
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
E
5
ESE
5
W
5
NW
5
W
5
W
10
WNW
10
ESE
10
E
0
E
0
SSE
0
SE
0
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:14AM1.82m
1:24PM2.04m
1:46AM1.96m
1:56PM2.16m
2:17AM2.08m
2:29PM2.24m
Low Tide
7:13AM0.36m
7:39PM0.21m
7:45AM0.23m
8:09PM0.09m
8:17AM0.13m
8:40PM0.01m
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:56
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:00
8:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
28
31
30
29
26
26
26
25
28
29
28
27
25
24
23
23
25
28
28
26
24
Feels °C
24
23
27
30
31
30
27
27
26
26
27
30
29
29
27
26
24
23
26
30
30
28
27
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