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San Miguel - Ribeira Grande surf break

San Miguel - Ribeira Grande surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 09 Jan 2026 -01
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San Miguel - Ribeira Grande surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's San Miguel - Ribeira Grande sea temperature is
16.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at San Miguel - Ribeira Grande today?

The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Ribeira Grande at 6AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (09 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (09 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s

Table - waves today at San Miguel - Ribeira Grande. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
1.3
WSW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
N
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
NNW
3
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.7
W
1.4
NW
Period(s) (?)1413121212121211111110121114121213109988912
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1271081591541472892391661601113351691151322081601251655516431347324425522
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SW
35
WSW
25
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:31AM
1.36
6:01PM
1.16
6:21AM
1.24
6:59PM
1.10
7:20AM
1.14
8:07PM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:10PM
0.31
11:55AM
0.34
11:59PM
0.42
12:46PM
0.42
12:58AM
0.50
1:45PM
0.48
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise--7:56-------7:56-------7:56-----
Sunset-----5:39-------5:40-------5:42--
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light rain
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clear
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161616161716161717171717171717171716151615151515
Feels °C (?)15141413131212131313131312111010121313121111109
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