Ponta Delgada surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 04 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
18.8° 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 1PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (04 May)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (04 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 129mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
8
0.8
N
10
0.8
W
8
0.6
NNW
10
1
NNE
6
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
1
NNE
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
1.3
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
0.8
NNW
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
6
0.8
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
125
80
74
74
67
82
80
133
46
47
108
154
148
110
92
108
84
192
152
108
74
51
78
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
S
5
S
5
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:03AM1.87m
4:17PM1.95m
4:37AM1.77m
4:53PM1.87m
5:14AM1.66m
5:32PM1.77m
Low Tide
10:01AM0.34m
10:28PM0.35m
10:34AM0.43m
11:06PM0.45m
11:10AM0.53m
11:48PM0.56m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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7:18
7:16
7:16
7:15
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8:51
8:52
8:52
8:52
1
1
2
6
4
7
14
20
27
31
10
4
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
19
19
20
19
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
14
14
19
19
20
20
22
21
20
20
19
17
15
15
14
14
14
15
13
13
13
13
15
16
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.9
NNE
5
1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
1
NNE
8
0.6
NE
5
0.6
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
6
0.8
N
8
Energy kJ
102
100
80
51
60
58
82
80
133
23
40
64
68
68
68
92
108
84
20
20
108
74
51
78
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
10
0.8
N
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.7
W
8
0.6
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.4
WSW
7
0.6
N
8
0.5
NNW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
W
8
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.6
ESE
5
0.2
W
8
0.3
N
8
0.7
E
5
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
ESE
5
Energy kJ
78
125
77
61
74
67
35
35
18
40
47
15
11
16
14
6
6
23
5
12
25
33
32
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
8
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
NNW
11
0.5
NNW
9
0.4
NNE
6
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
W
8
0.1
S
15
0.2
W
8
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
5
2
1
74
44
29
29
19
22
46
14
2
7
5
5
5
5
6
4
5
15
10
9
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
5
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.8
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
5
1
E
5
0.6
NE
5
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
N
7
0.4
ENE
5
Energy kJ
40
1
1
7
7
2
31
108
154
148
110
69
54
18
192
152
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
7
16
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
24
24
24
24
24
478
20
20
20
20
0
20
20
Best forecast wave conditions in Madeira
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
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