Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Miguel - Ribeira Quente today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Ribeira Quente at 4PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at San Miguel - Ribeira Quente. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | NW 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 181 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 148 | 138 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:58PM1.45m | 2:15AM1.35m | 2:29PM1.50m | 2:46AM1.39m | 3:00PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:44AM0.16m | 8:12PM0.12m | 8:16AM0.11m | 8:43PM0.07m | 8:47AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 |
473 | 470 | 716 | 630 | 552 | 490 | 422 | 414 | 332 | 325 | 251 | 193 | 169 | 125 | 107 | 122 | 144 | 184 | 199 | 148 | 138 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | NW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
20 | 181 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 41 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | S 10 | NE 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NNE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
2 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 933 | 0 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 912 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 89 | 186 | 186 | 15 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 304 | 0 | 0 |
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