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San Miguel - Ribeira Grande surfForecast / Azores / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 23 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
17.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average 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 9AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at San Miguel - Ribeira Grande. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NNW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 12 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | |
105 | 84 | 149 | 84 | 75 | 56 | 53 | 49 | 50 | 39 | 88 | 395 | 471 | 501 | 464 | 449 | 386 | 379 | 428 | 435 | 428 | 344 | 264 | 205 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:06AM1.14m | 8:33PM1.32m | 9:20AM1.13m | 9:42PM1.30m | 10:26AM1.17m | 10:41PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:00AM0.33m | 2:08PM0.41m | 3:12AM0.34m | 3:21PM0.42m | 4:16AM0.33m | 4:28PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | |
 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | 8:52 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | NNW 12 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 |
 kJ | 105 | 84 | 84 | 75 | 75 | 56 | 50 | 49 | 50 | 32 | 88 | 395 | 471 | 501 | 464 | 449 | 386 | 379 | 428 | 435 | 428 | 344 | 264 | 205 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 14 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | NNW 14 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 |
| kJ | 86 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 65 | 54 | 53 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 21 | 33 | 33 | 16 | 25 | 48 | 45 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 115 | 86 | 116 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 15 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | WSW 9 | S 18 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 54 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | WSW 8 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 38 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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