Ponta do Sol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.67° N 17.10° W

Issued: 6 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ponta do Sol sea temperature is

24.0°C

Ponta do Sol 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 do Sol today (14 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Sol at 2PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Afternoon (14 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Evening (14 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 14							Thursday 15								Friday 16
	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	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	NW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	NW 14	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NNW 13	NNW 14	NNW 14	NW 14	NNW 14	NNW 14	WNW 13	NW 12	NNW 13	NNW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	136	127	101	172	264	480	456	431	517	613	891	689	668	760	845	961	742	653	493	472	362	421	444
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	ENE	E	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	SSW	WNW	NNW	E	E	NE	NE	E	ENE	NNE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off
High Tide		4:24AM1.99m				4:43PM1.83m				4:57AM1.87m				5:19PM1.67m				5:35AM1.73m				6:01PM1.52m
Low Tide				10:32AM0.30m				10:40PM0.40m				11:08AM0.44m				11:14PM0.54m				11:50AM0.59m


	—	8:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:11	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:34	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	20	22	22	21	19	19	19	19	21	23	23	22	21	20	20	20	22	24	24	23	20
Feels °C	20	20	20	23	24	23	20	20	21	20	23	25	26	25	24	22	23	22	24	26	26	26	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NNW 13	NNW 14	NNW 14	NW 14	NNW 14	NNW 14	WNW 13	NW 12	NNW 13	NNW 13
kJ	136	127	101	101	264	480	456	379	517	613	891	689	668	760	845	961	742	653	493	423	341	421	444
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	N 10	NW 13	NW 13	WNW 9	NNW 15	NW 14	NW 14	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 11	WNW 13	WNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12
kJ	13	33	46	172	96	148	293	431	317	256	73	133	133	105	101	63	73	373	458	472	362	309	304
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 11	SSW 12	N 10	NE 5	NNE 5	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 5	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 12	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 5	NE 6	NW 16	S 12
kJ	37	28	33	14	11	46	25	25	25	41	8	8	11	9	24	26	11	12	12	14	15	94	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 6	—	NNE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	—	—	—	—	—	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 5	NNE 6
kJ	34	13	13	35	—	11	15	11	8	8	12	—	—	—	—	—	17	23	23	32	29	13	26
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4

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