Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.96° N 9.42° W

Pontinha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pontinha sea temperature is
18.1°C
0.2° 

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


How big are the waves at Pontinha today (13 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pontinha at 9AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (13 Nov)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (13 Nov)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
4
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2.5
W
9
2.3
W
9
1.2
WSW
12
2
W
8
1.9
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.7
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.6
W
6
2
W
7
2.3
W
8
2.4
W
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.4
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1538
1620
1573
1197
963
809
374
516
432
368
311
303
267
229
200
159
131
131
200
396
716
848
1019
1083
1198
1255
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:25AM2.61m
4:49PM2.32m
5:04AM2.48m
5:30PM2.17m
5:49AM2.35m
6:19PM2.04m
Low Tide
10:39AM0.56m
10:44PM0.69m
11:20AM0.71m
11:24PM0.82m
12:09PM0.84m
00:13AM0.95m
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light rain
light rain
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7:18
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7:18
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7:20
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5:24
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5:23
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 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
2
2
1
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1
2
2
1
1
1
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1
Temp °C
18
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
18
17
17
17
18
18
Feels °C
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
14
11
12
15
15
16
15
15
14
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