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San Miguel - Ribeira Grande surf break

San Miguel - Ribeira Grande surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 11 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
16.5° 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 8AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 11). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (11 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (11 Jan)4ft (1.2m)11s

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
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
1.4
WSW
1.5
W
1.2
NW
1.4
NW
1.5
NW
3
W
4.5
WNW
5
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
2.5
NNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
2
N
1.9
N
1.9
N
1.8
N
1.7
N
Period(s) (?)131212119811111381013131313131213121011111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12582787130730536447174610743617856476845948476836861671965850761798813716627
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSW
25
WSW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
50
W
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononcross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:20AM
1.14
8:07PM
1.07
8:30AM
1.09
9:19PM
1.08
9:42AM
1.08
10:23PM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:58AM
0.50
1:45PM
0.48
2:11AM
0.55
2:52PM
0.50
3:30AM
0.55
3:58PM
0.49
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise--7:56-------7:56-------7:56-----
Sunset-----5:42-------5:43-------5:44--
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
145------11-1-----------
Temp. °C171615151515141515151314141414141413131414141314
Feels °C (?)101314131210997645667899101212111112
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