Ribeira da Janela 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.85° N 17.15° W

Issued: 12 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ribeira da Janela sea temperature is

24.1° C

Ribeira da Janela 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 Ribeira da Janela today (24 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ribeira da Janela at 9AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s
Afternoon (24 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s
Evening (24 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 24								Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 9	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	237	250	244	273	226	215	210	204	199	203	203	169	175	160	181	203	220	227	241	248	235	222	209	168
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
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	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	10:38PM1.47m				11:17AM1.56m				11:50PM1.50m				12:18PM1.64m				00:46AM1.57m					1:06PM1.74m
Low Tide			4:50AM0.76m				5:40PM0.74m				5:56AM0.72m				6:38PM0.66m				6:47AM0.63m					7:23PM0.55m


	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:12	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	20	22	22	23	22	20	20	20	20	22	23	23	22	20	20	20	19	21	23	23	23	21
Feels °C	18	18	19	21	22	22	21	18	18	18	19	21	23	22	21	18	19	19	18	20	23	22	22	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	WNW 8	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	WNW 8	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 11	S 12	S 12	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	E 6
kJ	13	13	27	26	25	6	12	12	9	9	9	12	11	11	10	9	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	15
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	SSW 11	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 10	WNW 10	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 14	SSW 14	WNW 9
kJ	28	28	13	13	6	12	6	6	6	6	6	6	10	10	23	22	3	11	11	10	9	16	20	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	S 15	—	S 16	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 17	S 13	S 13	S 13	NW 11	NW 7	SSW 15	S 12	S 10	S 10	S 15	—	—	S 14	S 11	S 11	S 11
kJ	6	4	—	5	5	25	26	6	4	4	3	4	2	22	11	2	2	4	—	—	4	9	9	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 9	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7
kJ	237	250	244	273	226	215	210	204	199	203	203	169	175	160	181	203	220	227	241	248	235	222	209	168
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	12	490
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	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	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	8	6	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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