Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Miguel - Ribeira Grande today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Ribeira Grande at 5PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at San Miguel - Ribeira Grande. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 15 | N 14 | N 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 31 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 43 | 107 | 134 | 181 | 168 | 152 | 150 | 186 | 135 | 128 | 117 | 86 | 38 | 38 | 59 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:42AM1.11m | 7:14PM0.99m | 8:06AM1.04m | 8:59PM0.95m | 9:52AM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:00PM0.57m | 1:21AM0.59m | 2:40PM0.62m | 3:07AM0.61m | 4:26PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | S 13 | S 13 | N 14 | N 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 32 | 31 | 19 | 17 | 53 | 53 | 107 | 134 | 181 | 168 | 152 | 150 | 186 | 135 | 128 | 117 | 86 | 38 | 38 | 59 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | N 7 | NNW 15 | S 13 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | SSE 4 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 11 | N 10 |
| kJ | 65 | 64 | 62 | 22 | 8 | 43 | 53 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 37 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | N 7 | ENE 7 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | S 12 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | 3 | 7 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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