Surf Forecasts:
San Miguel - Ribeira Grande surf forecast from 18 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 22 Aug, 12PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period, N swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 21 Aug, 3PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period, N swell with 196 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 22 Aug, 12PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with N 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 (Aug 22) at 12PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at San Miguel - Ribeira Grande in the next 16 days are 1.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 21) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 16s period and expected on Friday (Aug 21) at 3AM.
| Wave Type | Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12PM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 12PM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 3PM (Fri 21st Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for San Miguel - Ribeira Grande over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | W 9 | W 9 | N 6 | N 11 | N 10 | N 9 | N 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 41 | 26 | 23 | 28 | 19 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 110 | 196 | 190 | 64 | 172 | 122 | 85 | 57 | 43 | 26 | 26 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on |
High Tide | 6:11PM1.26m | 6:37AM1.18m | 6:59PM1.13m | 7:35AM1.10m | 8:06PM1.03m | 8:58AM1.05m | 9:40PM0.99m | 10:29AM1.07m | 11:04PM1.03m | 11:36AM1.15m | 00:00AM1.11m | 12:23PM1.25m | 00:41AM1.20m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56AM0.34m | 00:22AM0.38m | 12:44PM0.46m | 1:10AM0.49m | 1:49PM0.56m | 2:20AM0.56m | 3:23PM0.60m | 3:54AM0.58m | 4:57PM0.57m | 5:12AM0.52m | 5:58PM0.49m | 6:05AM0.43m | 6:40PM0.39m | ||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — |
 | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | N 11 | N 10 | N 9 | N 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 28 | 41 | 68 | 106 | 155 | 132 | 181 | 150 | 257 | 110 | 196 | 190 | 64 | 172 | 122 | 85 | 57 | 43 | 26 | 26 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | S 18 | N 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 80 | 72 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 13 | 26 | 98 | 12 | 188 | 322 | 212 | 206 | 195 | 128 | 126 | 87 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 18 | S 9 | S 13 | N 4 | W 9 | W 8 | S 13 | W 9 | S 12 | N 11 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | W 9 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 5 | 5 | 55 | 2 | 31 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 85 | 14 | 45 | 62 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 8 | NE 7 | — | — | — | N 6 | W 9 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 28 | 19 | — | — | — | 19 | 55 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 935 | 935 | 11 |
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