Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Miguel - Ribeira Quente today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Ribeira Quente at 8AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at San Miguel - Ribeira Quente. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 51 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 58 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:16AM1.38m | 4:35PM1.56m | 5:01AM1.32m | 5:20PM1.47m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:12PM0.01m | 10:17AM0.08m | 10:58PM0.07m | 11:01AM0.15m | |||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 51 | 47 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 58 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NE 8 | WSW 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 7 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 4 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 24 | 16 | 29 | 46 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 45 | 26 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | S 4 | SE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | — | WNW 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 8 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 1338 | 912 | 912 | 917 |
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