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 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's San Miguel - Ribeira Grande sea temperature is
24.2°C
0.6° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Ribeira Grande at 1AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (25 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.9
NNW
6
0.7
NNE
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
6
1
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
164
134
115
86
84
64
48
53
57
157
113
88
88
73
79
96
96
139
168
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
W
10
WNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
12:23PM1.25m
00:41AM1.20m
1:00PM1.35m
1:16AM1.29m
1:34PM1.45m
Low Tide
6:40PM0.39m
6:44AM0.33m
7:15PM0.29m
7:18AM0.24m
7:47PM0.21m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:21
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
22
21
21
20
21
22
21
21
20
20
19
20
20
21
22
21
21
Feels °C
21
22
24
22
21
18
19
19
17
17
17
18
17
18
18
17
18
17
17
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