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 3AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (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 ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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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 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 186 | 132 | 131 | 127 | 181 | 148 | 150 | 153 | 153 | 257 | 330 | 188 | 188 | 186 | 322 | 306 | 279 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:52PM1.06m | 7:30AM1.03m | 8:01PM0.97m | 8:55AM0.99m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:05AM0.47m | 1:44PM0.54m | 2:16AM0.54m | 3:22PM0.57m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | S 16 | S 16 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | NNW 10 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 186 | 132 | 131 | 127 | 181 | 148 | 29 | 33 | 38 | 257 | 330 | 118 | 144 | 162 | 157 | 306 | 279 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 13 | S 13 | W 9 | W 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | N 6 | N 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 57 | 89 | 26 | 25 | 150 | 153 | 153 | 37 | 28 | 188 | 188 | 186 | 322 | 109 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | S 13 | WNW 8 | W 10 | ENE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | W 9 | S 18 | W 8 | N 12 | N 6 | S 13 | S 13 | W 9 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 31 | 23 | 30 | 6 | 98 | 98 | 13 | 98 | 12 | 68 | 18 | 85 | 85 | 13 | 2 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 7 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 19 | 8 | 16 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 19 | 44 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 928 | 912 | 917 | 917 |
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