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Ribeira da Janela surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 06 Jan 2026 WET
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Ribeira da Janela surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ribeira da Janela sea temperature is
19.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ribeira da Janela today?

The current surf forecast for Ribeira da Janela at 9PM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jan)--
Afternoon (06 Jan)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (06 Jan)8ft (2.4m)10s

Table - waves today at Ribeira da Janela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NE
2.4
NE
2.4
NE
2.2
NE
2
NE
2.3
NNE
2.1
NNE
2.1
NNE
2
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.1
NNE
1
N
Period(s) (?)1010101010101099999999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)124910921092951769961833735660614559490424322422469480407445344283243202158
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:07PM
1.96
4:23AM
2.20
4:51PM
1.86
5:07AM
2.07
5:36PM
1.75
5:52AM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:02PM
0.26
10:43AM
0.23
10:45PM
0.37
11:27AM
0.36
11:29PM
0.50
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise------8:11-------8:11-------8:11-
Sunset-6:15-------6:16-------6:17------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161514141313141616151414141515161716151414141416
Feels °C (?)12991099101213121112121313141615131112121115
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