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San Miguel - Ribeira Grande surf break

San Miguel - Ribeira Grande surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 31 Jan 2026 -01
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San Miguel - Ribeira Grande surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's San Miguel - Ribeira Grande sea temperature is
15.9° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at San Miguel - Ribeira Grande today?

The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Ribeira Grande at 3AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 2.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Feb)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (01 Feb)15ft (4.5m)10s
Evening (01 Feb)18ft (5.5m)12s

Table - waves today at San Miguel - Ribeira Grande. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Sat
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
3.5
WSW
4
W
4.5
WNW
5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.4
NNW
3.5
W
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)12111514910101212131313131314151514131312161010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11851100105377618272655443272429128989689868282705867407456610647023607238617111332269622282402
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
30
SW
40
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
50
W
55
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
35
WSW
40
W
40
W
45
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:52AM
1.60
1:15PM
1.48
1:35AM
1.67
1:57PM
1.50
2:16AM
1.70
2:37PM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:37PM
0.11
7:12AM
0.05
7:20PM
0.05
7:55AM
0.01
8:01PM
0.02
8:35AM
0.00
Sat
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise----7:46-------7:45-------7:43---
Sunset-------6:05-------6:06-------6:07
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-412821--1---------1-----
Temp. °C171717171715121212121313131414141515171717181818
Feels °C (?)14131211105011233456799111111121212
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