Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Miguel - Ribeira Grande today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Ribeira Grande at 2PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at San Miguel - Ribeira Grande. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 16 | 29 | 25 | 39 | 50 | 59 | 51 | 31 | 19 | 37 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:35AM1.50m | 3:56PM1.70m | 4:20AM1.46m | 4:41PM1.65m | 5:06AM1.39m | 5:26PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38AM0.03m | 10:18PM0.02m | 10:23AM0.07m | 11:04PM0.08m | 11:07AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNE 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | S 11 |
| kJ | 87 | 85 | 85 | 23 | 30 | 26 | 51 | 47 | 46 | 25 | 39 | 50 | 59 | 51 | 31 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 7 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 7 | S 12 | NNE 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 7 |
| kJ | 33 | 18 | 17 | 54 | 55 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 46 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 45 | 26 | 13 | 25 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 8 | NE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 9 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 12 | NW 8 | S 12 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 25 | 13 | 14 | 26 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 8 | SSW 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 96 | 96 | 935 | 940 | 940 |
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