Ponta Delgada 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.83° N 16.98° W

Issued: 6 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ponta Delgada sea temperature is

23.5°C

Ponta Delgada surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ponta Delgada today (21 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta Delgada at 12PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s
Afternoon (21 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Evening (21 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 21							Thursday 22								Friday 23
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 15	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	398	353	292	282	205	202	144	152	426	666	460	667	693	718	1714	1475	1353	1249	1042	878	953	1086	1236
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				11:24AM1.70m				11:57PM1.66m				12:06PM1.85m				00:35AM1.82m				12:44PM1.99m
Low Tide		5:09AM0.70m				5:47PM0.52m				5:55AM0.56m				6:24PM0.36m				6:34AM0.40m				6:59PM0.21m


	—	8:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:17	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:25	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	19	20	20	19	19	19	18	19	20	21	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	21	20	19	18
Feels °C	19	18	17	19	19	18	18	18	18	19	21	21	21	20	19	19	19	17	18	20	19	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 15	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13
kJ	398	353	292	282	205	202	144	152	426	666	460	667	693	718	1714	1475	1353	1249	1042	878	953	1086	1236
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 9	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	NNW 15	WNW 9	WNW 9	NNW 13	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 16	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	NW 10	WNW 9	N 16
kJ	134	45	73	45	44	25	23	43	8	8	317	322	243	513	22	11	10	10	9	9	4	8	249
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	N 11	NW 12	S 13	WNW 9	NW 11	NNW 16	WNW 11	S 12	WNW 11	S 12	WNW 10	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	WNW 9
kJ	72	38	33	19	19	19	18	22	5	3	8	5	149	11	11	11	3	10	3	3	3	11	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 5	ENE 4	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6
kJ	30	288	211	203	89	83	79	79	72	56	51	27	27	30	30	21	21	20	123	143	108	105	114
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	1	4	3	1	1	1	3	3	1
Distance (km)	20	20	20	20	20	24	20	20	20	20	20	20	16	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	20	20	21
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	8	4	3	4	4
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