Ribeira da Janela 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.85° N 17.15° W

Issued: 12 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ribeira da Janela sea temperature is

23.1°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 (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with NNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with NNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ribeira da Janela at 6PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	11s
Evening (24 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 24					Sunday 25								Monday 26
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	0	1	2	2	2	1	2	3	3	0	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 15	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	686	662	571	521	429	654	678	731	1144	998	852	711	575	493	419	412	412	477	491	341	347
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	E	ENE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ENE	N	NW	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			1:19PM2.11m				1:44AM2.10m				1:56PM2.20m				2:20AM2.20m				2:36PM2.23m
Low Tide	7:10AM0.31m				7:32PM0.14m				7:47AM0.18m				8:07PM0.06m				8:25AM0.10m				8:44PM0.04m


	8:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:19	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	22	21	20	18	17	17	17	18	21	21	20	19	18	18	19	20	21	21	20	20
Feels °C	19	22	20	19	16	15	15	15	16	20	20	19	18	17	17	19	21	22	23	21	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11
kJ	686	662	571	521	404	388	314	731	1144	998	852	711	575	493	419	412	412	477	491	341	347
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 14	N 14	N 14	NNW 15	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 15	NNW 10	S 12	N 10	N 10	N 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	260	146	187	186	429	654	678	307	11	50	50	49	28	28	15	27	87	66	52	48	35
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	NNW 16	NNW 16	N 14	N 14	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	N 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 7	N 14	N 14
kJ	9	26	138	134	93	60	58	17	14	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	15	15	9	106	132
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	53	64	98	119	131	131	131	136	159	155	155	136	136	136	127	100	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Paul do Mar Madeira	Pizo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ribeira da Janela Madeira	Contreira Madeira	Ribeira da Janela Madeira	Ribeira da Janela Madeira	Faja da Areia Madeira	Faja da Areia Madeira
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	3
Distance (km)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	29	12	12	0	1	0	0	10	10
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4

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