Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Miguel - Ribeira Grande today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Ribeira Grande at 2AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at San Miguel - Ribeira Grande. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:12AM1.37m | 5:29PM1.41m | 5:52AM1.28m | 6:11PM1.26m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:06PM0.15m | 11:14AM0.22m | 11:42PM0.26m | 11:56AM0.34m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 20 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 53 | 95 | 96 | 96 | 93 | 82 | 85 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 112 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | N 8 | N 8 | S 18 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 60 | 12 | 12 | 56 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 24 | 25 | 80 | 80 | 44 | 72 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | S 19 | S 19 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 63 | 63 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 177 | 11 |
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