Surf Forecasts:
San Miguel - Ribeira Grande surf forecast from 15 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 24 Nov, 8AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period, NNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 27 Nov, 5AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period, NW swell with 4,762 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 21 Nov, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for San Miguel - Ribeira Grande this week:
The surf forecast for San Miguel - Ribeira Grande over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Nov 21) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at San Miguel - Ribeira Grande in the next 16 days are 3.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Nov 27) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 4.0m 10s period and expected on Sunday (Nov 29) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Sat 21st Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Tue 24th Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Fri 27th Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for San Miguel - Ribeira Grande over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun night, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 16 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1260 | 911 | 643 | 416 | 725 | 845 | 932 | 843 | 1299 | 2692 | 2606 | 2140 | 1748 | 1869 | 2723 | 1697 | 1010 | 984 | 599 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:43AM1.22m | 5:05PM1.05m | 5:39AM1.16m | 6:10PM1.00m | 6:45AM1.14m | 7:27PM1.00m | 7:54AM1.15m | 8:39PM1.06m | 8:55AM1.21m | 9:36PM1.15m | 9:47AM1.29m | 10:25PM1.26m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:15PM0.42m | 11:04AM0.48m | 11:06PM0.49m | 12:07PM0.52m | 00:10AM0.53m | 1:19PM0.52m | 1:24AM0.54m | 2:26PM0.47m | 2:34AM0.50m | 3:22PM0.38m | 3:33AM0.43m | 4:09PM0.28m | 4:25AM0.33m | ||||||
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 | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:27 | — |
mm | 5 | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 18 | NW 13 | W 12 | NW 16 | W 12 | W 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 32 | 47 | 47 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 61 | 84 | 687 | 2692 | 228 | 380 | 1748 | 1869 | 2723 | 1697 | 1010 | 984 | 599 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 13 | NE 9 | WSW 13 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 8 | NE 9 | NNE 16 | NW 14 | W 12 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | N 15 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 14 | N 13 |
| kJ | 34 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 80 | 763 | 547 | 37 | 20 | 435 | 189 | 106 | 69 | 45 | 16 | 206 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | N 9 | NE 8 | S 10 | N 20 | N 12 | N 10 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | S 12 | S 12 | W 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 73 | 66 | 3 | 3 | 250 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | — | NW 14 | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 9 | — |
| kJ | 1260 | 911 | 643 | 416 | 725 | 845 | 932 | 843 | 1299 | — | 2606 | 2140 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 28 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 935 | 165 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 281 | 163 | 164 | 165 | 163 | 2 | 935 | 935 | 935 | 11 | 2 | 172 | 935 | 935 |
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