San Miguel - Ribeira Grande 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

San Miguel - Ribeira Grande surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 07 Jan 2026 -01

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 16.7° 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 7PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-01) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Jan)	-	-
Afternoon (07 Jan)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Evening (07 Jan)	3ft (0.9m)	11s

Time (-01) & Date

Wave Height

Wave Period

Morning (07 Jan)

Afternoon (07 Jan)

3ft (0.9m)

12s

Evening (07 Jan)

3ft (0.9m)

11s

	Wednesday 07	Thursday 08	Friday 09	Saturday 10
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	8 AM	11 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	SW	W	W	W	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	11	11	11	11	6	11	11	11	14	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	13	13
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	218	196	183	140	138	93	76	66	61	59	58	96	127	108	159	154	147	289	199	166	128	111	96	147
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		4:25PM 1.32				4:46AM 1.47					5:11PM 1.23				5:31AM 1.36				6:01PM 1.16				6:21AM 1.24
Low Tide / height (m)				10:25PM 0.21					11:09AM 0.25				11:10PM 0.31				11:55AM 0.34				11:59PM 0.42

	Wednesday 07	Thursday 08	Friday 09	Saturday 10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:56	-
Sunset	-	5:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	15	16	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	16	17	17	16	17	17	17	17	17
Feels °C (?)	11	11	13	11	12	12	13	15	15	16	15	15	15	15	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	13

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

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

8 AM

11 AM

NNE

NNW

218

196

183

140

138

127

108

159

154

147

289

199

166

128

111

147

SSW

cross-
off

cross

cross-
off

cross

cross-
off

4:25PM

1.32

4:46AM

1.47

5:11PM

1.23

5:31AM

1.36

6:01PM

1.16

6:21AM

1.24

10:25PM

0.21

11:09AM

0.25

11:10PM

0.31

11:55AM

0.34

11:59PM

0.42

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