Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Miguel - Ribeira Grande today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Ribeira Grande at 2AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at San Miguel - Ribeira Grande. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 744 | 847 | 984 | 791 | 647 | 618 | 560 | 501 | 494 | 464 | 358 | 358 | 273 | 260 | 187 | 147 | 96 |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:05PM0.95m | 8:53AM1.07m | 9:40PM0.98m | 10:08AM1.13m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08AM0.60m | 3:30PM0.57m | 3:38AM0.56m | 4:36PM0.49m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 744 | 847 | 984 | 791 | 647 | 618 | 560 | 501 | 494 | 464 | 358 | 358 | 273 | 260 | 187 | 147 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 12 | NNE 14 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | S 16 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 20 | 111 | 103 | 99 | 94 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 43 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | W 12 | WNW 12 | NNE 15 | S 10 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNE 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 |
| kJ | 21 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 37 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 |
| kJ | 20 | 27 | 31 | 47 | 40 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 |
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