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San Miguel - Ribeira Quente surfForecast / Azores / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 +00Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
San Miguel - Ribeira Quente surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's San Miguel - Ribeira Quente sea temperature is
16.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at San Miguel - Ribeira Quente today?
The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Ribeira Quente at 7PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at San Miguel - Ribeira Quente. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 15 | |
46 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 10:52AM1.15m | 11:03PM1.29m | 11:39AM1.26m | 11:50PM1.38m | 12:24PM1.37m | 00:37AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50PM0.36m | 5:25AM0.20m | 5:40PM0.26m | 6:09AM0.10m | 6:28PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 |
 | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | 8:43 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | NNE 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NNE 8 | N 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 |
 kJ | 802 | 424 | 442 | 370 | 418 | 245 | 225 | 197 | 248 | 232 | 227 | 16 | 16 | 203 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 105 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | W 9 | W 9 | S 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 46 | 202 | 121 | 114 | 43 | 102 | 64 | 60 | 38 | 38 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | W 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | S 11 | S 11 | W 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | W 8 | N 11 | S 16 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | S 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 9 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 218 | 213 | 71 | 216 | 181 | 140 | 133 | — | 99 | 97 | 74 | 70 | 68 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 89 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 912 | 912 | 912 | 917 | 912 | 912 | 912 | 912 | 917 | 933 | 186 | 928 | 933 | 933 | 917 | 917 | 917 | 917 |
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