Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Miguel - Ribeira Quente today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Ribeira Quente at 7PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at San Miguel - Ribeira Quente. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 3 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 38 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100 | 98 | 1 | 75 | 69 | 67 | 56 | 61 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:29PM1.50m | 2:46AM1.39m | 3:00PM1.52m | 3:18AM1.40m | 3:32PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16AM0.11m | 8:43PM0.07m | 8:47AM0.08m | 9:13PM0.05m | 9:20AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 332 | 325 | 251 | 193 | 169 | 125 | 107 | 127 | 166 | 180 | 165 | 129 | 100 | 98 | 62 | 75 | 69 | 67 | 56 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | NNE 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 23 | 18 | 18 | 41 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 10 | NNE 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | NW 8 | W 3 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 32 | 1 | — | — | 49 | 44 | 61 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 186 | 186 | 89 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 15 | 82 | 187 | 187 | 304 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 29 | 0 | 249 | 209 | 209 | 304 |
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