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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 17 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
16.4° 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 2AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (18 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
2
1
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.2
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.3
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.2
N
1.3
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
0.9
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.4
NW
1.9
NW
2
NNW
2
NNW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
Period(s) (?)111111111110101110101817161514141716161616161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22481925160412161061543305298241268117614151225860536379498907107018921953185619681855
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
0
SE
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		glassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:12AM
1.44
1:26PM
1.35
1:46AM
1.50
2:00PM
1.38
2:19AM
1.54
2:33PM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:55PM
0.23
7:25AM
0.23
7:29PM
0.17
7:59AM
0.19
8:02PM
0.14
8:33AM
0.15
Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise----7:54-------7:54-------7:54---
Sunset-------5:49-------5:50-------5:51
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clear
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141416161616161614121212121314131212121213151616
Feels °C (?)91012131313141411101110111112131110999111313
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