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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 Monday 12 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 7AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (12 Jan)15ft (4.5m)13s
Evening (12 Jan)11ft (3.5m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
NW
3
W
4
WNW
5
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
2.2
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
2
N
1.9
N
1.8
N
1.8
N
1.7
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
0.9
NW
2.5
WNW
3
NW
Period(s) (?)13810131313131312121212101010111111121212211917
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7469933329865473435929481438182538136990278181878370075567361861453844975655075786
Wind
(km/h)
40
WSW
50
W
50
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:30AM
1.09
9:19PM
1.08
9:42AM
1.08
10:23PM
1.13
10:43AM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:11AM
0.55
2:52PM
0.50
3:30AM
0.55
3:58PM
0.49
4:37AM
0.51
4:54PM
0.44
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise--7:56-------7:56-------7:56-----
Sunset-----5:43-------5:44-------5:45--
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-11---------------------
Temp. °C151513141514141414131314141413131414161717171717
Feels °C (?)8635766788912121211111212141413131213
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