Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Miguel - Ribeira Quente today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Ribeira Quente at 1PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at San Miguel - Ribeira Quente. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
128 | 126 | 126 | 125 | 87 | 86 | 53 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 13 | 25 | 25 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:33AM1.09m | 11:57PM1.05m | 12:18PM1.19m | 00:37AM1.14m | 12:55PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:09AM0.50m | 5:54PM0.46m | 6:00AM0.41m | 6:35PM0.36m | 6:39AM0.32m | 7:10PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 9 | WNW 5 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | S 12 | NNE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | N 6 |
2663 | 2027 | 1694 | 1332 | 869 | 685 | 592 | 410 | 346 | 302 | 235 | 196 | 164 | 134 | 110 | 36 | 103 | 101 | 25 | 26 | 45 | 44 | 40 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 9 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | S 12 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NW 6 |
128 | 126 | 126 | 125 | 87 | 86 | 53 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 84 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 14 | 14 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | S 12 | NW 5 | S 12 | W 8 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 7 |
9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 12 | — | N 3 | — | — | NW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | NW 5 | N 9 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 |
— | 1454 | — | 6 | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 20 | 41 | — | — | 14 | 150 | 41 | 52 | 82 | 68 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 14 | 187 | 186 | 917 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 89 | 917 | 29 | 89 | 29 | 29 |
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