San Miguel - Ribeira Grande Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.82° N 25.54° W

San Miguel - Ribeira Grande 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's San Miguel - Ribeira Grande sea temperature is
24.2°C
1.4° 

San Miguel - Ribeira Grande surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at San Miguel - Ribeira Grande today (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Ribeira Grande at 10AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
13
0.8
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
12
0.7
NNW
12
0.7
NNW
12
0.8
NW
16
1.2
NW
16
1.4
NW
16
1.6
NW
15
1.6
NW
14
1.5
NW
14
1.3
NW
14
1.3
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.2
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.3
NNW
12
1.3
NNW
13
1.3
NNW
12
1.3
NNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
111
79
79
215
190
184
125
121
380
710
954
1048
1006
902
706
618
552
456
373
504
497
466
443
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
NE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:03AM1.14m
11:31PM1.09m
11:50AM1.25m
00:11AM1.19m
12:26PM1.36m
Low Tide
4:37AM0.55m
5:27PM0.49m
5:31AM0.45m
6:08PM0.38m
6:11AM0.35m
6:42PM0.27m
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7:28
7:28
7:30
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7:40
7:39
7:37
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
22
23
23
23
22
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
20
20
20
21
21
22
22
22
21
Feels °C
21
21
22
22
22
23
22
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
20
20
20
21
21
23
23
24
22
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