Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Miguel - Ribeira Quente today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Ribeira Quente at 6PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at San Miguel - Ribeira Quente. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 44 | 72 | 112 | 73 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 106 | 104 | 155 | 186 | 186 | 132 | 131 | 127 | 181 | 148 | 150 | 153 | 153 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:04PM1.19m | 6:31AM1.11m | 6:52PM1.06m | 7:30AM1.03m | 8:01PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:50AM0.33m | 00:16AM0.37m | 12:38PM0.44m | 1:05AM0.47m | 1:44PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | W 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 28 | 41 | 41 | 112 | 73 | 68 | 24 | 66 | 106 | 104 | 155 | 186 | 186 | 132 | 131 | 127 | 181 | 148 | 150 | 153 | 153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 15 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NE 7 | SSW 13 | W 9 | NNE 4 | S 18 | W 9 | S 18 |
| kJ | 80 | 44 | 72 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 67 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 58 | 26 | 6 | 98 | 13 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | N 9 | ENE 7 | N 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 9 | ENE 7 | W 11 | S 13 | S 13 | W 10 | N 4 | W 9 | W 9 | S 18 | W 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 31 | 54 | 30 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 56 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 4 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 28 | 28 | 2 | 19 | 19 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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