Ponta Delgada 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.83° N 16.98° W

Issued: 12 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ponta Delgada sea temperature is

24.8°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 (08 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta Delgada at 9AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	7s
Afternoon (08 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	7s
Evening (08 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 8								Wednesday 9								Thursday 10
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 11	NW 11	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNW 9	NE 5	NNW 11	NNE 5	NNW 10	NNW 10	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	263	249	246	267	255	215	189	177	152	124	120	102	75	64	47	44	43	42	40	65	40	77	85	92
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	N	NNE	NE	NNE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	00:31AM1.80m				12:48PM2.06m					1:20AM1.95m				1:34PM2.23m				2:02AM2.08m				2:15PM2.34m
Low Tide			6:34AM0.39m					7:11PM0.18m				7:21AM0.23m				7:54PM0.04m				8:02AM0.11m				8:33PM-0.04m


	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:21	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	21	23	27	27	24	21	21	21	21	24	27	27	24	22	22	22	22	25	25	23	22	19
Feels °C	22	21	22	24	28	29	26	23	22	22	22	26	29	29	26	24	25	25	25	27	27	25	23	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 11	NW 11	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NNW 10	NNW 9	NW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NE 6	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 9	NNW 8	NNW 11	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	N 12
kJ	263	249	196	163	139	117	108	83	71	70	64	39	39	64	38	39	40	42	40	65	40	77	75	72
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 10	S 11	N 9	W 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 7	NNW 8	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 8	NNW 8	N 13	N 12	NNW 9
kJ	18	2	2	5	7	13	13	12	11	11	11	11	11	38	10	10	10	25	24	12	26	53	47	50
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 10	S 10	N 9	N 9	N 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 16	WNW 7	N 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	N 14	WNW 7	WNW 7	NNW 7
kJ	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	5	11	3	15	14	9	9	9	32	4	4	19
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	—	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6
kJ	200	207	246	267	255	215	189	177	152	124	120	102	75	—	47	44	43	34	38	36	35	64	85	92
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Faja Dos Padres Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta Pequena Madeira	Ponta Pequena Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta Pequena Madeira	Ponta Pequena Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol 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	1
Distance (km)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	24	24	20	20	24	24	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	9	8	8	8	7	6	6	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	6	6	5	9	9	8	9	8	8

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