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San Miguel - Ribeira Grande surf break

San Miguel - Ribeira Grande surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 16 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 8PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 2.5m 14s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (16 Jan)10ft (3.0m)14s

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

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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.2
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.3
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.3
NW
Period(s) (?)151414131312131312121111111111101010101018171615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)464440503678286026011846280527152386210019011752144711761061791352331314257108713661194809
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:14PM
1.24
12:37AM
1.37
12:51PM
1.30
1:12AM
1.44
1:26PM
1.35
1:46AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:20PM
0.30
6:49AM
0.29
6:55PM
0.23
7:25AM
0.23
7:29PM
0.17
7:59AM
0.19
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise------7:54-------7:54-------7:54-
Sunset-5:46-------5:47-------5:49------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141414141413131414141415151515161614121112121213
Feels °C (?)89101010889899111212131314118910101011
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