Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Miguel - Ribeira Grande today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Ribeira Grande at 12AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at San Miguel - Ribeira Grande. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | N 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 121 | 85 | 343 | 280 | 211 | 216 | 859 | 1018 | 1929 | 2415 | 2684 | 2929 | 2747 | 2454 | 1751 | 1425 | 1121 | 787 | 615 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:40PM0.99m | 10:29AM1.07m | 11:04PM1.03m | 11:36AM1.15m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23PM0.60m | 3:54AM0.58m | 4:57PM0.57m | 5:12AM0.52m | 5:58PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | S 16 | S 15 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | S 15 | N 11 | NNE 14 | NNE 12 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 |
| kJ | 121 | 306 | 279 | 280 | 211 | 209 | 859 | 447 | 1929 | 2415 | 2684 | 2929 | 2747 | 2454 | 1751 | 1425 | 1121 | 787 | 615 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | N 9 | N 9 | S 15 | S 15 | NNE 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 322 | 85 | 59 | 212 | 212 | 43 | 206 | 203 | 195 | 181 | 130 | 128 | 128 | 126 | 126 | 125 | 87 | 86 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | S 12 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 33 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 8 | — | NNE 3 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 11 | N 12 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | — | — | — | — | NW 6 |
| kJ | 21 | 51 | 343 | — | 6 | 216 | 195 | 1018 | 1098 | 1344 | 1605 | 1766 | 1766 | 1712 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 935 | 935 | 177 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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