Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Miguel - Ribeira Quente today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Ribeira Quente at 9AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at San Miguel - Ribeira Quente. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | NW 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 131 | 127 | 181 | 148 | 150 | 153 | 153 | 257 | 330 | 188 | 188 | 186 | 322 | 306 | 279 | 244 | 238 | 209 | 206 | 203 | 195 | 181 | 130 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:30AM1.03m | 8:01PM0.97m | 8:55AM0.99m | 9:39PM0.93m | 10:27AM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44PM0.54m | 2:16AM0.54m | 3:22PM0.57m | 3:52AM0.55m | 4:55PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | N 6 | N 6 | S 16 | S 16 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 12 |
| kJ | 131 | 127 | 181 | 148 | 150 | 34 | 38 | 257 | 330 | 118 | 144 | 165 | 154 | 306 | 279 | 212 | 212 | 209 | 206 | 663 | 969 | 1173 | 1573 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 13 | W 9 | W 9 | N 6 | S 14 | S 14 | N 6 | N 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | N 9 | N 9 | S 12 | S 12 | NNE 11 | N 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 57 | 89 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 153 | 153 | 38 | 28 | 188 | 188 | 186 | 322 | 109 | 78 | 45 | 25 | 25 | 89 | 203 | 195 | 181 | 130 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 10 | ENE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | W 9 | S 18 | W 8 | N 12 | N 6 | S 13 | S 13 | WSW 9 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
| kJ | 14 | 30 | 6 | 98 | 98 | 13 | 98 | 12 | 68 | 18 | 85 | 85 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 34 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 6 | N 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 5 | 16 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 22 | 53 | 244 | 238 | 217 | 108 | 190 | 47 | 475 | 857 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 917 | 912 | 912 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201 |
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