Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Miguel - Ribeira Grande today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Ribeira Grande at 2AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at San Miguel - Ribeira Grande. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 25 | 74 | 71 | 54 | 68 | 82 | 77 | 77 | 58 | 54 | 51 | 48 | 35 | 32 | 43 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:58AM1.47m | 4:13PM1.54m | 4:35AM1.43m | 4:51PM1.47m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:52PM0.06m | 10:01AM0.11m | 10:26PM0.10m | 10:39AM0.17m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 74 | 71 | 54 | 68 | 82 | 77 | 77 | 58 | 54 | 51 | 48 | 35 | 217 | 283 | 264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 17 | N 7 | S 19 | S 19 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 15 | 50 | 15 | 62 | 111 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 160 | 158 | 156 | 154 | 32 | 43 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 9 | S 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 53 | 15 | 57 | 14 | 14 | 60 | 57 | 160 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — |
| kJ | 27 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 24 | 28 | 22 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 2 | 164 | 164 | 172 | 281 | 186 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
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