Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Miguel - Ribeira Quente today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Ribeira Quente at 8PM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
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. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 53 | 50 | 57 | 62 | 111 | 60 | 57 | 160 | 160 | 158 | 156 | 154 | 217 | 283 | 264 | |
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 | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 3:32PM1.51m | 3:52AM1.39m | 4:06PM1.47m | 4:29AM1.36m | 4:45PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46PM0.06m | 9:54AM0.11m | 10:20PM0.10m | 10:32AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | 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 |
42 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 74 | 71 | 54 | 68 | 82 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 54 | 51 | 48 | 35 | 217 | 283 | 264 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 17 | N 7 | S 19 | S 19 | W 6 | W 6 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
8 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 50 | 15 | 62 | 111 | 22 | 15 | 160 | 160 | 158 | 156 | 154 | 25 | 31 | 36 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 9 | S 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 18 | W 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 |
6 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 53 | 15 | 57 | 14 | 14 | 60 | 57 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — |
— | 18 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 249 | 249 | 209 | 912 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 195 | 249 | 209 | 209 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
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