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Ribeira da Janela surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 18 Mar 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
17.8° 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 10AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 2.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (18 Mar)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (18 Mar)11ft (3.5m)18s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
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
0
2
0
3
5
!
0
9
9
9
9
8
6
4
3
3
1
4
6
4
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NNW
4
NW
3
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
4
WNW
3.5
NNW
5
NNW
5.5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
4.5
NNW
4.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
2.3
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.1
NNW
1.8
NNW
Period(s) (?)161615141312181615141414141414141413101013131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)383268784021640841794094837012517126261013585516926736468485553378530212369340022121834178014421012
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
45
NW
25
W
20
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
35
WNW
20
WNW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
35
SSW
40
S
40
S
40
SW
30
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:37PM
2.12
1:49AM
2.32
2:11PM
2.20
2:24AM
2.35
2:46PM
2.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:29AM
0.08
7:37PM
0.13
8:02AM
-0.00
8:12PM
0.06
8:36AM
-0.03
8:48PM
0.04
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
Sunrise--7:15-------7:13-------7:13-----
Sunset-----7:17-------7:17-------7:19--
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light rain
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
Rain (mm)
3224224144221251141-1232
Temp. °C141212111111111210101112141314151514151616161616
Feels °C (?)93765447777787788791212131313
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