Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Miguel - Ribeira Grande today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Ribeira Grande at 12AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at San Miguel - Ribeira Grande. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
163 | 148 | 148 | 135 | 138 | 94 | 176 | 176 | 163 | 151 | 135 | 132 | 103 | 103 | 100 | 98 | 86 | 64 | 62 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:09PM1.68m | 2:33AM1.52m | 2:52PM1.72m | 3:14AM1.53m | 3:33PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:30PM-0.01m | 8:37AM0.00m | 9:12PM-0.04m | 9:17AM-0.00m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
163 | 148 | 148 | 135 | 138 | 94 | 176 | 176 | 163 | 151 | 135 | 132 | 103 | 103 | 100 | 98 | 86 | 64 | 62 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 7 |
22 | 91 | 63 | 46 | 46 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NNW 11 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NNE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 13 |
18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 73 | 19 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 |
84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 163 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 26 |
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