Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Miguel - Ribeira Grande today (15 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Ribeira Grande at 1AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at San Miguel - Ribeira Grande. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun night, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tue 17 | |||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 76 | 1055 | 1260 | 1343 | 1203 | 911 | 771 | 643 | 680 | 320 | 416 | 526 | 603 | 725 | 794 | 845 | 849 | 883 | 932 | 872 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:43AM1.22m | 5:05PM1.05m | 5:39AM1.16m | 6:10PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15PM0.42m | 11:04AM0.48m | 11:06PM0.49m | 12:07PM0.52m | 00:10AM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
 | |  |  |  | | |  | | | | | | |  | |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | 5:29 |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | W 10 | NNE 18 | NNE 18 | NNE 17 |
| kJ | 76 | 47 | 32 | 21 | 49 | 47 | 43 | 47 | 40 | 38 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 849 | 63 | 61 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | WSW 13 | S 11 | NE 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | N 19 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | N 11 |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 14 | NW 7 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | N 9 | NNE 11 | N 11 | NE 8 | N 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | N 20 | NNE 9 | N 8 | N 12 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 41 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 348 | 1055 | 1260 | 1343 | 1203 | 911 | 771 | 643 | 680 | 320 | 416 | 526 | 603 | 725 | 794 | 845 | — | 883 | 932 | 872 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 935 | 935 | 165 | 935 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 172 | 172 | 935 | 172 | 172 | 935 | 165 | 935 | 163 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 |
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