Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Miguel - Ribeira Quente today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Ribeira Quente at 12AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at San Miguel - Ribeira Quente. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
45 | 44 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 39 | 38 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:55PM1.29m | 1:11AM1.22m | 1:28PM1.38m | 1:44AM1.29m | 1:58PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:10PM0.27m | 7:13AM0.23m | 7:42PM0.19m | 7:44AM0.16m | 8:12PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNW 7 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
45 | 44 | 48 | 48 | 37 | 66 | 20 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 463 | 625 | 710 | 618 | 541 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | NNE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NNW 11 | N 13 | N 13 | S 13 | S 11 | NNW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
11 | 11 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 39 | 38 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 117 | 18 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 7 | NE 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 11 | NNE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | N 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 |
5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — |
134 | 130 | 88 | 85 | 88 | 19 | 66 | 79 | 102 | 137 | 192 | 269 | 383 | 453 | — | 24 | 19 | 20 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 29 | 912 | 912 | 912 | 0 | 933 | 933 | 933 | 933 | 201 | 201 | 917 | 933 | 933 | 933 | 29 | 186 | 186 |
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