Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Miguel - Ribeira Grande today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Ribeira Grande at 2AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at San Miguel - Ribeira Grande. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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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 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 552 | 490 | 422 | 361 | 332 | 325 | 251 | 193 | 169 | 125 | 109 | 127 | 176 | 180 | 194 | 145 | 118 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:20AM1.42m | 2:35PM1.58m | 2:52AM1.46m | 3:06PM1.60m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18PM0.13m | 8:22AM0.11m | 8:49PM0.08m | 8:53AM0.08m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 552 | 490 | 422 | 361 | 332 | 325 | 251 | 193 | 169 | 125 | 109 | 127 | 176 | 180 | 194 | 145 | 118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 42 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NNE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 163 | 163 | 935 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 105 | 163 | 163 | 96 | 96 | 0 | 96 | 164 | 164 |
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