
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Miguel - Ribeira Quente today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Ribeira Quente at 10PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at San Miguel - Ribeira Quente. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
126 | 125 | 96 | 90 | 58 | 76 | 161 | 268 | 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-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:18PM1.51m | 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 | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
126 | 125 | 96 | 90 | 44 | 76 | 161 | 268 | 163 | 148 | 148 | 154 | 163 | 94 | 176 | 176 | 163 | 137 | 135 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | NW 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | S 11 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
59 | 58 | 56 | 35 | 58 | 34 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 93 | 63 | 46 | 46 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | N 10 | 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 |
23 | 21 | 39 | 38 | 34 | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 187 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 186 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 203 |
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