Ribeira da Janela surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 03 May 2026 WEST
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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
18.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ribeira da Janela today?

The current surf forecast for Ribeira da Janela at 11AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (03 May)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (03 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
0.8
NNW
10
0.8
WSW
8
0.6
NNW
10
0.7
W
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
7
1.1
N
7
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NE
6
1.1
E
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
138
135
103
103
101
157
157
131
131
83
74
62
149
131
127
146
118
91
47
85
117
154
87
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
NE
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:42PM2.01m
4:01AM1.86m
4:15PM1.95m
4:35AM1.76m
4:50PM1.87m
Low Tide
9:27AM0.31m
9:52PM0.31m
9:59AM0.39m
10:26PM0.39m
10:31AM0.47m
11:04PM0.49m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
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7:18
7:18
7:18
7:16
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8:51
8:52
8:52
8:52
1
1
2
5
3
6
5
7
7
6
4
Temp °C
17
17
19
19
19
19
18
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
16
17
17
19
19
18
19
19
21
19
18
20
20
21
19
18
18
17
16
15
15
13
14
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
7
1.1
N
7
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NE
6
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
Energy kJ
169
138
135
103
103
101
157
157
131
104
83
66
62
149
131
127
146
118
91
39
84
86
66
66
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
7
0.5
WNW
7
0.3
NNE
8
0.6
W
5
0.3
NNE
8
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.8
N
6
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
WSW
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
NNW
9
0.6
N
7
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
8
Energy kJ
44
40
28
13
15
13
86
80
104
131
49
65
58
41
29
31
28
28
42
36
26
26
25
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
W
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
SSW
11
0.1
S
11
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
10
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.5
NNW
9
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
30
25
24
14
13
14
11
6
12
2
77
74
53
37
33
33
8
28
19
47
6
5
25
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
2
0.6
W
7
0.4
SSW
3
0.8
WSW
6
0.3
SSE
2
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SE
3
1.1
E
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
5
Energy kJ
1
34
3
43
1
1
2
1
3
5
85
117
154
87
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
10
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
12
12
12
12
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Madeira
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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