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Ribeira da Janela surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 24 Jan 2026 WET
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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
18.6° 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: 6.0m 16s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)21ft (6.5m)16s
Afternoon (24 Jan)20ft (6.0m)16s
Evening (24 Jan)18ft (5.5m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tue
27
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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7
8
8
8
6
5
3
3
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
7
NNW
6.5
NNW
6.5
NNW
6
NNW
6
NNW
5.5
NNW
5.5
NNW
5
NNW
4.5
NNW
4.5
NNW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3.5
NW
4
WNW
Period(s) (?)161616161616151515151514141414131315141414131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23502211811951118155171331567013242114509880774554034416407847015080480035635884476443083992343634784301
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:34PM
1.82
5:52AM
1.92
6:27PM
1.74
6:50AM
1.78
7:34PM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:21AM
0.33
11:32PM
0.46
12:10PM
0.43
12:28AM
0.56
1:10PM
0.54
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tue
27
Sunrise--8:07-------8:07-------8:07-----
Sunset-----6:31-------6:32-------6:34--
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141414161615141414141416161615151515151717171717
Feels °C (?)8910131312111111101112121312121212111312131213
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