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San Miguel - Ribeira Grande surf break

San Miguel - Ribeira Grande surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 18 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
16.3° 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 8PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (18 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
N
1.1
NW
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.3
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.2
NW
1
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.6
NW
1.9
NNW
2.2
NW
2
NNW
1.8
NW
2.4
NW
2.4
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.2
NW
3
NW
3
NW
Period(s) (?)101110101817161515141716161616151514141313131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)36129332731210771432135086062336311651110127117652374178613962358222923052235155129673009
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
20
N
25
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
10
E
5
NW
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:26PM
1.35
1:46AM
1.50
2:00PM
1.38
2:19AM
1.54
2:33PM
1.39
2:52AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:29PM
0.17
7:59AM
0.19
8:02PM
0.14
8:33AM
0.15
8:35PM
0.12
9:07AM
0.14
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise------7:54-------7:54-------7:54-
Sunset-5:49-------5:50-------5:51------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161513121212111313131212121213151616161616161616
Feels °C (?)15139101110101111121010989111213131313131414
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