Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Miguel - Ribeira Grande today (11 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Ribeira Grande at 11PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 11). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at San Miguel - Ribeira Grande. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 11 | WNW 7 | NNE 11 | NW 8 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 970 | 932 | 546 | 449 | 458 | 443 | 434 | 379 | 408 | 332 | 239 | 396 | 431 | 486 | 423 | 407 | 423 | 494 | 524 | 423 | 359 | 374 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:22PM1.35m | 2:40AM1.42m | 2:57PM1.28m | 3:17AM1.36m | 3:34PM1.20m | 3:57AM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23PM0.22m | 8:52AM0.26m | 8:57PM0.28m | 9:30AM0.34m | 9:34PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 |
 | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | 5:30 |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 10 |
| kJ | 260 | 676 | 878 | 772 | 678 | 443 | 434 | 379 | 408 | 332 | 239 | 396 | 430 | 486 | 407 | 407 | 423 | 494 | 524 | 423 | 359 | 374 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | NW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 193 | 183 | 396 | 449 | 458 | 355 | 411 | 162 | 303 | 172 | 146 | 112 | 117 | 136 | 96 | 125 | 120 | 107 | 111 | 88 | 59 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | NNE 13 | N 9 | N 11 | NNW 10 | S 10 | S 12 | WSW 11 | S 12 | S 9 | N 11 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | W 13 | WNW 12 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | W 11 |
| kJ | 41 | 58 | 61 | 64 | 60 | 125 | 11 | 215 | 3 | 61 | 93 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 30 | 38 | 31 | 62 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 6 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 970 | 932 | 546 | 399 | 294 | 255 | 182 | 49 | 15 | 17 | 69 | 181 | 431 | 478 | 423 | 274 | 179 | 54 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1451 | 1352 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 163 | 164 | 164 | 163 | 165 | 956 | 956 | 935 | 935 | 163 | 956 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 |
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