Ribeira da Janela 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.85° N 17.15° W

Issued: 12 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ribeira da Janela sea temperature is

24.8°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 (11 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ribeira da Janela at 6AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	6s
Afternoon (11 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	6s
Evening (11 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 11								Saturday 12								Sunday 13
	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	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 11	N 11	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	100	125	118	119	147	175	175	202	230	226	255	233	253	253	261	240	263	287	271	309	318	318	318	327
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE
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		2:40AM2.15m				2:53PM2.36m				3:15AM2.17m				3:29PM2.33m				3:50AM2.15m					4:04PM2.23m
Low Tide				8:39AM0.09m				9:07PM-0.00m				9:15AM0.08m				9:40PM0.04m				9:50AM0.12m


	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:17	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	20	20	23	24	24	23	21	22	22	21	23	24	24	23	21	21	21	21	24	26	26	25	23
Feels °C	23	20	19	22	23	24	23	21	23	23	21	24	25	25	24	21	21	20	21	24	26	27	26	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 9	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	NNW 15	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 12
kJ	65	125	118	114	112	106	70	98	98	73	72	47	46	45	45	44	42	42	25	121	110	158	212	237
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 8	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	NNW 16	NNW 15	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9
kJ	100	62	62	43	27	33	38	55	52	49	47	49	48	47	30	30	16	50	88	25	32	32	31	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	WNW 10	NNW 8	N 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	NNW 12	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 10	N 8	N 8
kJ	35	35	35	35	35	14	39	29	29	29	28	29	29	12	12	12	14	20	18	29	29	17	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	21	44	73	119	147	175	175	202	230	226	255	233	253	253	261	240	263	287	271	309	318	318	318	327
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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	2	2
Distance (km)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	12	12
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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	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	3	3
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