Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Miguel - Ribeira Grande today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Ribeira Grande at 6PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at San Miguel - Ribeira Grande. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 595 | 561 | 536 | 606 | 504 | 399 | 508 | 1048 | 987 | 908 | 787 | 722 | 618 | 458 | 353 | 359 | 274 | 269 | 222 | 206 | 167 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:54PM1.20m | 5:16AM1.24m | 5:36PM1.09m | 6:06AM1.14m | 6:35PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:47AM0.34m | 10:54PM0.38m | 11:30AM0.45m | 11:37PM0.48m | 12:28PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 595 | 561 | 536 | 606 | 504 | 399 | 508 | 1048 | 987 | 908 | 787 | 722 | 618 | 458 | 353 | 359 | 274 | 269 | 222 | 206 | 167 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | NNW 14 | NNW 15 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 405 | 289 | 284 | 274 | 213 | 362 | 377 | 171 | 123 | 121 | 87 | 85 | 61 | 58 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NNW 16 | W 12 | W 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | N 12 | N 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 43 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 173 | 220 | 220 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 44 | 23 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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