Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Miguel - Ribeira Quente today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Ribeira Quente at 9AM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (31 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at San Miguel - Ribeira Quente. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 19 | S 19 | W 6 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
53 | 50 | 57 | 62 | 111 | 60 | 57 | 160 | 160 | 158 | 156 | 154 | 217 | 283 | 264 | 257 | 254 | 251 | 248 | 322 | 314 | 291 | 215 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:06PM1.47m | 4:29AM1.36m | 4:45PM1.39m | 5:10AM1.30m | 5:29PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54AM0.11m | 10:20PM0.10m | 10:32AM0.17m | 10:58PM0.17m | 11:15AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
74 | 71 | 54 | 68 | 62 | 77 | 77 | 58 | 54 | 51 | 35 | 35 | 217 | 283 | 264 | 257 | 254 | 251 | 248 | 322 | 314 | 291 | 215 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 17 | N 7 | S 19 | S 19 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 |
15 | 50 | 14 | 62 | 111 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 160 | 158 | 156 | 154 | 44 | 44 | 40 | 42 | 44 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 9 | S 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
53 | 15 | 57 | 14 | 14 | 60 | 57 | 160 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 |
16 | 18 | 34 | 29 | 31 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 187 | 187 | 195 | 304 | 209 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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