Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.83° N 16.98° W

Ponta Delgada 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ponta Delgada sea temperature is
23.5°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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta Delgada at 7PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (17 Oct)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNW
13
1.5
NNW
13
1.5
NNW
13
1.4
NNW
12
1.5
NNW
12
1.3
NNW
12
1.2
NNW
12
1.3
NNW
12
1.3
NNW
12
1.5
NNW
12
1.1
NNW
12
1.9
NNE
7
2
NNE
8
2.1
NNE
9
2.2
NNE
10
2.3
NNE
10
2.4
NNE
10
2.3
NNE
11
2.3
NNE
11
2.2
NNE
10
2
NNE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
734
722
711
563
657
517
359
508
469
633
324
400
477
682
885
1075
1234
1207
1174
1059
810
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:01PM1.39m
7:35AM1.50m
8:32PM1.32m
9:10AM1.48m
Low Tide
12:46PM0.73m
00:55AM0.80m
2:11PM0.81m
2:28AM0.87m
3:53PM0.79m
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rain showers
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cloud
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
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8:12
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8:14
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7:32
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7:31
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1
1
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Temp °C
21
23
23
21
20
19
19
20
21
21
21
18
18
18
18
18
20
21
20
20
18
Feels °C
22
24
24
22
20
19
19
21
22
21
20
16
16
17
18
18
20
21
21
20
18
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