San Miguel - Ribeira Grande surf break

San Miguel - Ribeira Grande surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 +00
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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
16.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at San Miguel - Ribeira Grande today?

The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Ribeira Grande at 7PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (12 Apr)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (12 Apr)7ft (2.2m)14s

Table - waves today at San Miguel - Ribeira Grande. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
3
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.2
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.1
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
1.1
NW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.3
NW
1.8
NW
2.3
NW
2.5
NW
Period(s) (?)161615141413131212121212121112131212111114141516
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4204399530932378180512111152923634437405336285219349560575647595584656125124653587
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:58AM
1.08
11:16PM
1.25
11:45AM
1.20
11:58PM
1.37
12:25PM
1.33
12:37AM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:56PM
0.46
5:38AM
0.35
5:44PM
0.35
6:17AM
0.22
6:25PM
0.23
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise7:11-------7:09-------7:09-------
Sunset---8:14-------8:15-------8:15----
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------21-----
Temp. °C111314141314141415161616151515161615151514141313
Feels °C (?)9101010101111111213121211111111111211101111910
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