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Ribeira da Janela surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 15 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 11PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)--
Afternoon (15 Jan)7ft (2.2m)19s
Evening (15 Jan)10ft (3.0m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
1.9
NW
2.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
4
NNW
4.5
NNW
4.5
NNW
4.5
NNW
4.5
NNW
4
NNW
4
NNW
4.5
NNW
4.5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
4.5
NNW
4
NNW
Period(s) (?)191816161514141417131615151515141414131311121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)346944474719454748624226356928861961247765987375809296779294808473396840618465386635674258184564
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
N
25
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
15
NNW
30
NW
30
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNE
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		ononononononononcross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:01PM
1.61
12:21AM
1.78
12:43PM
1.71
1:00AM
1.89
1:20PM
1.79
1:36AM
2.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:03PM
0.59
6:37AM
0.52
6:43PM
0.49
7:14AM
0.42
7:19PM
0.40
7:50AM
0.33
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise------8:11-------8:10-------8:10-
Sunset-6:23-------6:24-------6:25------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161616171715141616161515151615151616161717171717
Feels °C (?)14141415141010131111101191010111110101112121414
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