Ribeira da Janela 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.85° N 17.15° W

Issued: 12 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ribeira da Janela sea temperature is

23.6°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 (21 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with NNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ribeira da Janela at 5PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s
Afternoon (21 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Evening (21 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 21					Thursday 22								Friday 23
	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	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NNW 12	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 13	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	341	282	205	205	144	193	498	787	530	655	693	799	1690	1598	1419	1172	1042	983	995	1157	734
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	E	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on
High Tide		11:22AM1.70m				11:56PM1.65m				12:04PM1.85m				00:33AM1.82m				12:42PM1.99m
Low Tide				5:46PM0.56m				5:53AM0.60m				6:23PM0.40m				6:33AM0.45m				6:57PM0.26m


	8:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:18	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:27	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	20	20	19	20	19	19	20	21	21	20	20	20	19	20	20	20	21	20	19
Feels °C	18	18	18	18	17	19	18	18	19	21	21	20	19	20	18	18	18	18	19	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NNW 12	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 12
kJ	341	282	205	205	144	193	498	787	379	655	693	799	1690	1598	1419	1172	1042	983	995	1157	655
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	SSW 13	NNW 15	SSW 13	SSW 13	NNW 13	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 15	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	NNW 14
kJ	45	45	44	25	35	73	58	58	530	322	187	507	28	25	25	25	25	25	25	11	734
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	SSW 14	N 12	SSW 13	WNW 9	WNW 9	SSW 13	SSW 13	NNW 16	SSW 12	WNW 10	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	S 15	WNW 9	S 12
kJ	19	19	19	38	23	34	8	8	58	34	203	31	22	11	10	9	9	9	4	9	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 5	ENE 5	NE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	244	182	86	83	80	79	72	58	44	19	20	28	30	29	36	94	143	184	159	136	123
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
Distance (km)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	9	9	9	9	7	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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