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Ribeira da Janela surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 21 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
18.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ribeira da Janela today?

The current surf forecast for Ribeira da Janela at 10AM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)7ft (2.2m)15s
Afternoon (21 Jan)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (21 Jan)10ft (3.0m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
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)
2
1
1
0
0
2
2
0
3
6
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7
7
6
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NW
2.2
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3.5
NNW
4
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
4.5
NNW
4
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
4
NNW
4
NNW
4.5
NNW
5.5
NNW
6.5
NNW
Period(s) (?)161615151414131314151817161515141413131312141616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)31972262206518603212338630102919389176321533614005102658052604050134207399741124992437270951687822219
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:35PM
1.95
3:50AM
2.17
4:11PM
1.93
4:25AM
2.12
4:50PM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:30AM
0.21
9:32PM
0.25
10:04AM
0.22
10:07PM
0.29
10:41AM
0.26
10:46PM
0.36
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
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Sunset-----6:30-------6:30-------6:31--
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clear
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clear
Rain (mm)
------1---------11------
Temp. °C151617181818181817171719191817171717161616151514
Feels °C (?)121415161516171616171618171615141413111011999
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