Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Miguel - Ribeira Quente today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Ribeira Quente at 6PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at San Miguel - Ribeira Quente. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | W 7 | W 7 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 161 | 286 | 163 | 148 | 148 | 154 | 46 | 31 | 31 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:03PM1.60m | 2:28AM1.45m | 2:46PM1.64m | 3:09AM1.45m | 3:26PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:49AM0.05m | 8:24PM-0.02m | 8:31AM0.01m | 9:06PM-0.04m | 9:11AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 161 | 286 | 163 | 148 | 148 | 154 | 138 | 94 | 176 | 176 | 163 | 137 | 135 | 105 | 103 | 103 | 100 | 98 | 65 | 64 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | S 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 7 |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 22 | 91 | 63 | 46 | 46 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | N 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NNW 11 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NNE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 13 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 73 | 19 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 3 |
| kJ | 104 | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 186 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
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