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 7AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| 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 morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 8 | NW 11 | W 8 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 96 | 90 | 58 | 42 | 161 | 286 | 163 | 148 | 148 | 154 | 46 | 31 | 31 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:44AM1.41m | 2:03PM1.60m | 2:28AM1.45m | 2:46PM1.64m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:39PM0.05m | 7:49AM0.05m | 8:24PM-0.02m | 8:31AM0.01m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | 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 |
| kJ | 96 | 90 | 58 | 63 | 161 | 286 | 163 | 148 | 148 | 154 | 163 | 94 | 176 | 176 | 163 | 137 | 135 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | 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 |
| kJ | 56 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 91 | 63 | 46 | 46 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | 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 |
| kJ | 39 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 73 | 19 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 44 | 42 | — | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 186 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
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