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San Miguel - Ribeira Grande surfForecast / Azores / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 +00Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at San Miguel - Ribeira Grande today?
The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Ribeira Grande at 10PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at San Miguel - Ribeira Grande. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | NW 10 | SW 6 | |
494 | 283 | 176 | 119 | 115 | 68 | 180 | 451 | 381 | 423 | 423 | 867 | 831 | 551 | 466 | 403 | 345 | 338 | 270 | 249 | 167 | 123 | 61 | 104 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:20PM1.58m | 4:48AM1.40m | 5:14PM1.52m | 5:47AM1.29m | 6:15PM1.44m | 6:53AM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:41PM0.10m | 10:54AM0.17m | 11:40PM0.19m | 11:51AM0.27m | 00:47AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | |  |  |  | |  |  | | | | | | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 |
— | 3 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | WSW 9 | S 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
 kJ | 494 | 283 | 176 | 119 | 115 | 68 | 180 | 451 | 76 | 423 | 423 | 25 | 19 | 551 | 466 | 403 | 345 | 338 | 270 | 249 | 167 | 123 | 61 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | W 12 | WNW 11 | NNW 14 | NW 13 | NNW 12 | S 16 | S 7 | WNW 12 | S 7 | NNW 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | S 16 |
| kJ | 20 | 24 | 42 | 40 | 46 | 61 | 19 | 91 | 226 | 72 | 40 | 22 | 21 | 47 | 40 | 100 | 85 | 81 | 71 | 71 | 55 | 61 | 30 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | S 15 | NNW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | S 17 | S 14 | S 11 | NNW 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NNW 9 | S 15 | N 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 202 | 105 | 66 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 46 | 18 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SW 9 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 260 | 414 | 513 | 610 | 740 | 1046 | 951 | — | 381 | 187 | 211 | 867 | 831 | 58 | 76 | 67 | 60 | 65 | 44 | 29 | 46 | 23 | 216 | 104 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 935 | 935 | 935 | 935 | 935 | 167 | 164 | 172 | 954 | 172 | 167 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 172 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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