Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Miguel - Ribeira Quente today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Ribeira Quente at 10AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at San Miguel - Ribeira Quente. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | S 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | S 18 | S 10 | W 7 | W 7 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 105 | 7 | 55 | 53 | 35 | 31 | 25 | 17 | 38 | 33 | 53 | 50 | 57 | 62 | 111 | 60 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:00PM1.52m | 3:18AM1.40m | 3:32PM1.51m | 3:52AM1.39m | 4:06PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:47AM0.08m | 9:13PM0.05m | 9:20AM0.08m | 9:46PM0.06m | 9:54AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
109 | 127 | 166 | 184 | 151 | 129 | 105 | 65 | 55 | 53 | 35 | 31 | 48 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 73 | 71 | 54 | 88 | 80 | 77 | 77 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | S 10 | WNW 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 17 | N 7 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 |
26 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 50 | 8 | 62 | 111 | 60 | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | N 10 | N 10 | S 10 | NNE 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 9 | S 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 17 | 26 | 25 | 53 | 15 | 57 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 38 | 33 | 24 | 30 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 186 | 186 | 186 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 249 | 209 | 209 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 195 | 912 | 912 | 15 |
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