Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Miguel - Ribeira Quente today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Ribeira Quente at 11PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at San Miguel - Ribeira Quente. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 5 | NW 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
46 | 47 | 47 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 45 | 47 | 44 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 39 | 38 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:18PM1.19m | 00:37AM1.14m | 12:55PM1.29m | 1:11AM1.22m | 1:28PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:35PM0.36m | 6:39AM0.32m | 7:10PM0.27m | 7:13AM0.23m | 7:42PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | S 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | S 11 | S 11 |
164 | 134 | 115 | 86 | 84 | 64 | 38 | 53 | 57 | 44 | 54 | 66 | 64 | 51 | 40 | 39 | 29 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | W 5 | WSW 5 | NW 5 | WSW 5 | S 12 | NW 6 | S 12 | NE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 8 | NNW 11 |
46 | 47 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 45 | 11 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 39 | 38 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | S 12 | NW 5 | SW 5 | S 12 | W 8 | S 12 | NE 8 | W 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | N 15 | N 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | N 13 |
1 | 1 | 47 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 45 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
9 | 24 | 36 | — | — | 18 | 48 | 53 | 47 | 157 | 113 | 88 | 88 | 73 | 79 | 96 | 96 | 139 | 168 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 186 | 912 | 0 | 912 | 917 | 201 | 912 | 0 | 0 | 912 | 912 | 912 | 912 | 912 | 933 | 933 | 933 | 917 | 933 |
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