Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Miguel - Ribeira Quente today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Ribeira Quente at 1PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at San Miguel - Ribeira Quente. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | S 10 | S 18 | S 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | 41 | 36 | 13 | 8 | 26 | 18 | 25 | 53 | 50 | 57 | 62 | 111 | 60 | 57 | 160 | 160 | 158 | 156 | 154 | 217 | 283 | 264 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 3:32PM1.51m | 3:52AM1.39m | 4:06PM1.47m | 4:29AM1.36m | 4:45PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20AM0.08m | 9:46PM0.06m | 9:54AM0.11m | 10:20PM0.10m | 10:32AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
55 | 41 | 36 | 31 | 42 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 74 | 71 | 54 | 68 | 62 | 77 | 77 | 58 | 54 | 51 | 49 | 35 | 217 | 283 | 264 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | WNW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 7 | S 10 | S 9 | S 17 | N 7 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | W 6 | W 6 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | NNW 8 | N 9 | NW 8 |
17 | 16 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 50 | 15 | 62 | 111 | 60 | 22 | 15 | 160 | 158 | 156 | 154 | 25 | 38 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 8 | S 18 | S 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 9 | S 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 18 | S 18 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | N 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 |
6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 25 | 53 | 15 | 57 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 57 | 160 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 24 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 4 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 3 | — | — | — | 18 | — | 14 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 28 | 29 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 912 | 203 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 195 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 201 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
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