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Ponta Delgada surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 16 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 12PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 18s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (16 Jan)6ft (1.8m)17s
Evening (16 Jan)11ft (3.5m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
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)
4
2
4
3
2
2
4
6
5
0
6
6
0
4
0
0
0
0
4
6
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
NW
5
NNW
5.5
NNW
5
NNW
4.5
NNW
4
NNW
3.5
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
Period(s) (?)151514141713161515151515141413131112121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)476642843569312618392323637070547265893387067866688459865262615356687230627148583826316425292071
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		oncross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:23AM
1.78
12:44PM
1.71
1:01AM
1.90
1:21PM
1.80
1:37AM
2.01
1:56PM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:38AM
0.48
6:45PM
0.45
7:15AM
0.38
7:21PM
0.35
7:51AM
0.29
7:55PM
0.28
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise--8:10-------8:10-------8:08-----
Sunset-----6:23-------6:24-------6:25--
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1--------1-11111211-----
Temp. °C161513161615141314151515161516171717161616151515
Feels °C (?)151210131311101010111212131213141314141314131314
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