Ribeira da Janela 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.85° N 17.15° W

Issued: 6 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ribeira da Janela sea temperature is

24.3° 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 (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ribeira da Janela at 12PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	6s
Evening (18 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 18							Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 10	WNW 9	NE 6	NE 6	WNW 9	NE 6	W 8	W 8	WNW 8	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	WNW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	11	15	18	17	38	36	25	46	34	34	22	26	26	30	26	25	25	25	25	29	28	25	26
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NNE
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
High Tide						5:48PM2.18m				6:17AM1.86m				6:33PM2.01m					7:03AM1.75m				7:21PM1.83m
Low Tide				11:28AM0.27m				00:08AM0.25m				12:12PM0.39m				00:52AM0.39m				1:00PM0.53m


	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	9:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:15	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	22	23	23	22	21	20	20	20	22	23	23	23	21	21	21	20	22	23	24	23	21
Feels °C	20	20	23	23	23	22	21	20	20	20	23	23	23	24	21	21	21	20	22	24	24	23	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	WNW 8	WNW 10	E 5	WNW 9	WNW 9	E 5	W 8	E 6	E 6	E 5	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15
kJ	15	11	18	13	28	26	21	36	24	23	21	22	21	19	19	18	11	10	10	42	41	41	42
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	SSW 19	WNW 7	WNW 9	SSW 18	SSW 18	WNW 9	SSW 18	W 8	W 8	WNW 8	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 11
kJ	11	37	5	17	31	61	25	61	34	34	22	26	50	50	50	50	50	49	47	10	9	9	24
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 19	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 18	SSW 11	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	S 10	N 6	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	NNW 9	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 7
kJ	74	14	14	13	10	12	61	12	61	30	29	8	2	8	8	8	8	8	8	13	13	13	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	NE 4	NE 4	N 4	NE 6	NE 6	N 6	NE 6	N 4	N 4	N 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4
kJ	7	15	16	5	38	36	17	46	7	7	7	26	26	30	26	25	25	25	25	29	28	25	26
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Playa de las Americas Tenerife	Playa de las Americas Tenerife	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Paul do Mar Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta Pequena Madeira	Ponta Pequena Madeira	Paul do Mar Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Paul do Mar Madeira	Paul do Mar Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta Pequena Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta Pequena Madeira	Paul do Mar Madeira	Paul do Mar Madeira	Paul do Mar Madeira
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	12	12	533	533	12	12	13	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	13	13	12	13	12	13	13	13	13
Best forecast wave conditions in Madeira	Ponta Pequena	Ponta Pequena			Ponta Pequena	Praia Formosa	Ponta Pequena	Ponta Pequena	Ponta Pequena	Ponta Pequena	Ponta Pequena	Ponta Pequena	Ponta Pequena	Praia Formosa	Praia Formosa	Ponta Pequena	Ponta Pequena	Ponta Pequena	Ponta Pequena	Ponta Pequena	Ponta Pequena	Ponta Pequena	Ponta Pequena
Rating (10 max)	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal	Faial - Praia do Almoxarife Azores	Ponta Pequena Madeira	Graciosa - Lagou Azores	Graciosa - Porto da Praia Azores	Ponta Pequena Madeira	Praia Formosa Madeira	Ponta Pequena Madeira	Afife Douro & Minho	Afife Douro & Minho	Faial - Praia do Norte Azores	Faial - Praia do Norte Azores	Ponta Pequena Madeira	Ponta Pequena Madeira	Praia Formosa Madeira	Afife Douro & Minho	Afife Douro & Minho	Afife Douro & Minho	Afife Douro & Minho	Afife Douro & Minho	Ponta Pequena Madeira	Ponta Pequena Madeira	Ponta Pequena Madeira	Afife Douro & Minho
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	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)	9	9	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	7	5	5	7	7	6	5	5	5

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