Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Miguel - Ribeira Grande today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Ribeira Grande at 10PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at San Miguel - Ribeira Grande. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 41 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:11PM1.26m | 6:37AM1.18m | 6:59PM1.13m | 7:35AM1.10m | 8:06PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:22AM0.38m | 12:44PM0.46m | 1:10AM0.49m | 1:49PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | W 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 41 | 112 | 73 | 68 | 24 | 66 | 106 | 104 | 155 | 186 | 186 | 132 | 131 | 127 | 181 | 148 | 150 | 41 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 15 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 13 | S 13 | W 9 | W 9 | N 5 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 72 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 67 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 54 | 89 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 153 | 153 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | N 9 | N 9 | ENE 7 | S 18 | ENE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | N 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | ENE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | W 9 | S 18 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 11 | 55 | 55 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 30 | 6 | 98 | 98 | 13 | 98 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | NE 7 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 37 | 28 | 28 | — | — | — | 14 | 8 | 16 | 19 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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