Ribeira da Janela surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 WEST
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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
17.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ribeira da Janela today?

The current surf forecast for Ribeira da Janela at 1PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.6
NNW
0.6
N
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
Period(s) (?)11121111111111106666666666699777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)389440366347292263234192224208198155117103142167139110976459576181
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
30
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
25
ESE
20
ESE
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosson
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:23PM
2.28
3:43AM
2.25
4:04PM
2.24
4:28AM
2.14
4:49PM
2.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:09AM
-0.02
9:30PM
0.02
9:49AM
0.05
10:14PM
0.07
10:32AM
0.17
11:02PM
0.18
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise--7:35-------7:33-------7:33-----
Sunset-----8:39-------8:40-------8:40--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------1------------
Temp. °C151517191919192020202323222119191818192019191817
Feels °C (?)121215171716161716161819201815171718192017181715
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