Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Miguel - Ribeira Quente today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Ribeira Quente at 9PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at San Miguel - Ribeira Quente. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 16 | NW 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 322 | 306 | 343 | 212 | 212 | 209 | 206 | 203 | 195 | 181 | 130 | 128 | 128 | 126 | 126 | 125 | 87 | 86 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:39PM0.93m | 10:27AM1.01m | 11:02PM0.98m | 11:33AM1.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22PM0.57m | 3:52AM0.55m | 4:55PM0.54m | 5:09AM0.50m | 5:54PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | S 16 | S 15 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | S 15 | N 11 | NNE 14 | NNE 12 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 |
| kJ | 121 | 306 | 279 | 280 | 211 | 209 | 859 | 447 | 1929 | 2415 | 2684 | 2929 | 2747 | 2454 | 1751 | 1425 | 1121 | 787 | 615 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | N 9 | N 9 | S 15 | S 15 | NNE 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 322 | 85 | 59 | 212 | 212 | 43 | 206 | 203 | 195 | 181 | 130 | 128 | 128 | 126 | 126 | 125 | 87 | 86 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | S 12 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 33 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 8 | — | NNE 3 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 11 | N 12 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | — | — | — | — | NW 6 |
| kJ | 21 | 51 | 343 | — | 6 | 216 | 195 | 1018 | 1098 | 1344 | 1605 | 1766 | 1766 | 1712 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 912 | 912 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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