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Ribeira da Janela surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 11 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
19.0° 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 2PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (11 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (11 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
1
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.7
WNW
2.4
W
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
NW
4
NW
5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
Period(s) (?)141313131212121291212109911141414131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8016735694333392031561191586247891115154016532372702583067565656651054324347829632310
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
0
W
0
NW
0
NNE
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononcross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:37AM
1.60
8:22PM
1.51
8:47AM
1.50
9:35PM
1.51
10:04AM
1.48
10:43PM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:59PM
0.71
2:30AM
0.81
3:08PM
0.76
3:52AM
0.80
4:17PM
0.74
5:01AM
0.73
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise8:11-------8:11-------8:11-------
Sunset---6:20-------6:21-------6:22----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------21-1-1------
Temp. °C151717171616161616171817171616151615151514141313
Feels °C (?)15171818161615151414141312121110111110111010910
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