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 4PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s 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 ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 181 | 148 | 150 | 153 | 153 | 257 | 330 | 188 | 188 | 186 | 322 | 306 | 279 | 250 | 212 | 209 | 206 | 203 | 195 | 181 | 130 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | 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 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | S 16 | S 16 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | S 14 | N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 13 |
| kJ | 181 | 148 | 29 | 33 | 38 | 257 | 330 | 87 | 146 | 165 | 121 | 306 | 279 | 212 | 196 | 181 | 206 | 894 | 1146 | 1530 | 1846 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | NNE 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 150 | 153 | 153 | 37 | 28 | 188 | 188 | 186 | 322 | 83 | 78 | 45 | 212 | 209 | 130 | 203 | 195 | 181 | 130 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | W 9 | S 18 | W 8 | N 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 9 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | W 8 | S 12 | NNE 11 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 98 | 98 | 13 | 98 | 12 | 68 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 8 | NW 8 | ENE 6 | N 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 12 | — | NNE 13 |
| kJ | 16 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 25 | 62 | 250 | 201 | 4 | 190 | 37 | 385 | — | 1086 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 917 | 912 | 917 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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