Surf Forecasts:
Ribanceira surf forecast from 15 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 25 Nov, 6AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 25 Nov, 3AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period, S swell with 463 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 18 Nov, 6PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ribanceira this week:
The surf forecast for Ribanceira over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 18) at 6PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 12s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ribanceira in the next 16 days are 2.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 25) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 7s period and expected on Friday (Nov 27) at 9PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6PM (Wed 18th Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 6AM (Wed 25th Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 3AM (Wed 25th Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ribanceira over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 18 | E 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 17 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | E 7 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | S 9 | E 8 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 187 | 178 | 168 | 67 | 290 | 69 | 117 | 106 | 117 | 103 | 42 | 134 | 36 | 102 | 63 | 63 | 60 | 59 | 98 | 79 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 6:04PM0.51m | 7:19AM0.51m | 7:08PM0.51m | 8:12AM0.50m | 8:02PM0.51m | 9:39AM0.51m | 9:16PM0.51m | 10:52AM0.53m | 10:40PM0.55m | 11:26AM0.55m | 11:29PM0.59m | 11:59AM0.56m | 00:13AM0.62m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:50AM0.20m | 9:44AM0.38m | 1:41PM0.33m | 1:57AM0.20m | 3:22PM0.31m | 3:29AM0.16m | 4:10PM0.26m | 4:18AM0.12m | 4:45PM0.20m | 4:57AM0.08m | 5:18PM0.15m | 5:40AM0.06m | 5:56PM0.10m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — |
 | 6:44 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:49 | — |
mm | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 25 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 17 | ENE 7 | S 13 | S 12 | ENE 8 | E 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 186 | 178 | 168 | 24 | 89 | 69 | 117 | 232 | 86 | 75 | 196 | 134 | 143 | 102 | 63 | 63 | 60 | 41 | 98 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 18 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 187 | 90 | 56 | 35 | 17 | 66 | 32 | 106 | 117 | 103 | 42 | 37 | 36 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 60 | 59 | 63 | 79 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 18 | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | 14 | 13 | 67 | — | 17 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 46 | 53 | 13 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | N 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 176 | 290 | 301 | 325 | 23 | 265 | 314 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 290 | 572 | 47 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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