Buy Less, Surf More This Black Friday
Surf-forecast is providing a free, all-access pass to our premium features and 12-day forecasts all weekend.
Surf Forecasts:

The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Ribeira Grande at 5PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (03 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at San Miguel - Ribeira Grande. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Sat 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4029 | 3496 | 3269 | 2763 | 2495 | 2049 | 1708 | 1497 | 1060 | 996 | 1012 | 1838 | 3908 | 3770 | 3152 | 2682 | 2325 | 2061 | 2596 | 5149 | 4245 | 1488 | 1010 | 902 | |
Wind (km/h) | W | WSW | W | W | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:48AM 1.54 | 12:18AM 1.58 | 12:38PM 1.57 | 1:05AM 1.64 | 1:28PM 1.57 | 1:53AM 1.66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:38AM 0.13 | 6:03PM 0.02 | 6:29AM 0.05 | 6:50PM -0.00 | 7:20AM 0.01 | 7:37PM 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Sat 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |

Surf-forecast is providing a free, all-access pass to our premium features and 12-day forecasts all weekend.

Previously used in our snow jackets for mountain conditions, PrimaLoft® technology is making its debut in the surf industry. The aim is to bring mountain-grade warmth to the waves.

Surf-Forecast recently helped the 21-year-old Canadian pro surfer and adventurer score some cold water perfection at home.

With or without a surfboard, Costa Rica is a bucket list destination that has shown what a nation is capable of when nature is put first.
Discover more articles and updates in the Greenroom.
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our San Miguel - Ribeira Grande surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

