Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Miguel - Ribeira Grande today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Ribeira Grande at 4AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at San Miguel - Ribeira Grande. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 10 | N 12 | W 8 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | NNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1208 | 1045 | 836 | 737 | 555 | 478 | 343 | 260 | 228 | 95 | 66 | 377 | 129 | 304 | 365 | 367 | 341 | 726 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:15AM1.60m | 2:35PM1.53m | 3:00AM1.56m | 3:23PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02PM0.00m | 8:26AM0.05m | 8:44PM0.07m | 9:14AM0.11m | 9:31PM0.16m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 10 | N 12 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 1208 | 1045 | 836 | 737 | 555 | 478 | 343 | 260 | 228 | 95 | 66 | 217 | 169 | 134 | 365 | 367 | 341 | 341 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | N 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | N 12 | NW 11 | W 8 | W 10 | W 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | NW 12 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 173 | 133 | 85 | 58 | 35 | 17 | 32 | 9 | 8 | 68 | 58 | 133 | 90 | 304 | 111 | 81 | 205 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 5 | S 10 | WNW 10 | S 15 | N 16 | N 16 | NNE 15 | NNW 11 | WNW 13 | N 12 | NNE 12 | NW 12 | SSW 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 45 | 129 | 46 | 48 | 112 | 76 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 8 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 37 | 62 | 64 | 98 | 175 | 337 | 392 | 377 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 28 | 104 | 726 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 935 | 935 | 935 | 935 | 935 | 935 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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