Ponta do Sol surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 14 Oct 2025 WEST
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Ponta do Sol surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ponta do Sol sea temperature is
23.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Ponta do Sol today?

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Sol at 3PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (14 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (14 Oct)4ft (1.2m)12s

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

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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NW
1.1
NW
1.2
NW
1.3
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
0.9
NW
1
NW
1
NW
1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
Period(s) (?)131312121212121111111111111414141313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)299374437465319314259213241237241263258598590647628673633603488481361272
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
SW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
5
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:45AM
1.67
9:53PM
1.49
10:18AM
1.71
11:13PM
1.58
11:27AM
1.81
12:07AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:34PM
0.60
3:56AM
0.73
5:01PM
0.53
5:14AM
0.63
6:00PM
0.42
6:08AM
0.51
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise--------8:11-------8:11-------
Sunset---7:37-------7:36-------7:34----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202222212020191921222322212020202123222221212121
Feels °C (?)202222222120192022232323222122222224232422222323
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Madeira

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Ponta do Sol (light winds from the SSE at Funchal 11 km from Ponta do Sol). 1.0m 12s groundswell from the NW with a 0.5m 12s groundswell from the WNW and a 0.4m 5s windswell from the WSW as well as a 0.3m 8s swell from the NW. 4 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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8 km/h
SSE
Clean
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