Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Miguel - Ribeira Grande today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Ribeira Grande at 12AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at San Miguel - Ribeira Grande. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NW 12 | NE 6 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 38 | 85 | 137 | 189 | 176 | 291 | 180 | 138 | 116 | 127 | 111 | 109 | 80 | 110 | 64 | 84 | 81 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:49PM1.36m | 5:09AM1.31m | 5:26PM1.22m | 5:49AM1.21m | 6:10PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:55PM0.27m | 11:16AM0.34m | 11:30PM0.39m | 12:00PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 24 | 31 | 72 | 137 | 189 | 176 | 291 | 180 | 138 | 116 | 127 | 111 | 109 | 80 | 110 | 64 | 84 | 81 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NW 12 | WNW 10 | S 13 | SE 7 | NNW 7 | SE 7 | S 13 | S 18 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 17 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | E 6 | S 15 |
| kJ | 17 | 38 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 55 | 14 | 14 | 53 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 80 | 79 | 13 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | S 19 | S 13 | SE 7 | S 13 | S 18 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 7 | S 16 | NNE 5 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | E 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 31 | 13 | 31 | 25 | 30 | 55 | 55 | 9 | 83 | 9 | 80 | 25 | 25 | 77 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 3 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 2 | E 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 85 | 103 | 66 | 58 | 21 | 75 | 81 | 58 | 40 | 39 | 22 | — | — | 26 | 22 | 1 | 92 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 935 | 11 | 11 | 935 | 935 | 935 | 935 | 940 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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