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 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's San Miguel - Ribeira Grande sea temperature is
24.0°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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Ribeira Grande at 1PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (24 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (24 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNW
12
1.1
NNW
12
1
NNW
12
0.7
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
12
0.7
NNW
12
0.6
NNW
14
1.2
NNW
14
1.6
NNW
14
2
NNW
13
2.2
NNW
13
1.7
NNW
13
1.7
NNW
13
1.6
NNW
12
1.6
NNW
12
1.5
NNW
12
1.5
NNW
12
1.4
NNW
12
1.4
NNW
11
1.4
NNW
11
1.4
NNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
392
324
252
121
153
156
150
121
138
561
999
1405
1561
995
949
774
762
624
614
512
486
486
486
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
N
0
N
5
N
10
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:46AM1.30m
12:58PM1.46m
1:18AM1.39m
1:30PM1.55m
1:50AM1.48m
2:02PM1.60m
Low Tide
6:45AM0.24m
7:13PM0.16m
7:18AM0.16m
7:44PM0.07m
7:51AM0.09m
8:16PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:36
7:35
7:32
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
19
21
22
22
21
20
19
19
20
22
23
22
21
21
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
18
18
20
22
23
24
22
21
20
19
20
22
23
22
21
20
19
19
19
19
18
19
20
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