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Ponta Delgada surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 15 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
18.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ponta Delgada today?

The current surf forecast for Ponta Delgada at 10AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (15 Jan)7ft (2.1m)19s
Evening (15 Jan)10ft (3.0m)17s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
3
2
2
4
6
0
0
6
6
6
4
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
N
2
N
1.8
N
1.4
NW
2.1
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
1.8
NW
2.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
4
NNW
4
NNW
4.5
NNW
4.5
NNW
4.5
NNW
4
NNW
4
NNW
4
NNW
4
NNW
Period(s) (?)121211211918171615151414171316151515151514141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10581076814173031044256433348084766388333883150183923236196688274828752900981527144635551215478
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		oncross-
on		oncross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:02PM
1.62
12:23AM
1.78
12:44PM
1.71
1:01AM
1.90
1:21PM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:55AM
0.59
6:05PM
0.55
6:38AM
0.48
6:45PM
0.45
7:15AM
0.38
7:21PM
0.35
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
Sunrise--8:10-------8:10-------8:10-----
Sunset-----6:22-------6:23-------6:24--
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------1--------1-11111
Temp. °C121213161716151616161516161513131415151515151616
Feels °C (?)111011141615131416141214131210101011111213121312
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