Ponta Delgada surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 WEST
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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
18.7° 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 4PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (03 May)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (03 May)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 115mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
1
N
8
1
N
7
1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
6
1.1
E
5
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
5
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
1.4
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
105
103
103
101
99
127
127
102
131
74
129
102
119
113
124
125
55
57
159
148
102
86
86
102
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
W
0
SW
0
SE
0
NE
0
ENE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
SE
5
SSE
0
SSW
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:44PM2.02m
4:03AM1.87m
4:17PM1.95m
4:37AM1.77m
4:53PM1.87m
5:14AM1.66m
Low Tide
9:29AM0.27m
9:53PM0.27m
10:01AM0.34m
10:28PM0.35m
10:34AM0.43m
11:06PM0.45m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
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7:18
7:18
7:16
7:16
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8:50
8:51
8:52
8:52
1
1
1
2
5
16
13
12
13
19
15
9
5
2
1
Temp °C
19
20
21
20
19
19
19
18
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
15
16
16
16
20
21
22
22
21
21
21
19
21
22
22
21
20
20
19
18
15
15
15
14
13
15
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.8
W
6
1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
NNW
10
0.7
N
6
1
N
8
1
N
7
1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
6
0.6
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.2
WSW
8
Energy kJ
105
103
103
101
46
127
127
100
131
38
129
102
119
113
124
125
55
50
84
66
66
86
86
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.5
W
7
0.3
NNE
8
0.7
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
10
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.5
NNW
9
0.5
N
6
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
25
19
24
12
99
80
78
102
80
61
44
42
29
19
18
18
47
20
11
14
14
15
15
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
W
9
0.5
W
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
8
0.6
NNW
10
0.3
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.4
W
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
W
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
23
13
13
6
35
6
5
2
1
74
15
23
33
33
8
18
12
7
5
5
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.7
WSW
5
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SW
8
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
3
1.1
E
5
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
5
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
1.4
NE
5
Energy kJ
1
3
30
2
15
2
1
1
1
3
2
4
2
4
8
57
159
148
102
66
53
102
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
24
24
24
24
20
20
478
Best forecast wave conditions in Madeira
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
9
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