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) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Ribeira Quente at 5AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at San Miguel - Ribeira Quente. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | S 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 102 | 7 | 55 | 41 | 36 | 13 | 19 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 53 | 50 | 57 | 62 | 111 | 60 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:18AM1.40m | 3:32PM1.51m | 3:52AM1.39m | 4:06PM1.47m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13PM0.05m | 9:20AM0.08m | 9:46PM0.06m | 9:54AM0.11m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 102 | 65 | 55 | 41 | 36 | 41 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 74 | 71 | 54 | 68 | 82 | 77 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 17 | N 7 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | W 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 26 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 50 | 15 | 62 | 111 | 60 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | S 10 | NNE 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 9 | S 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 18 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 53 | 15 | 57 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 20 | 29 | 22 | 21 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 304 | 14 | 14 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 281 | 281 | 203 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 249 | 209 | 0 |
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