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Santa Maria - Anjos surfForecast / Azores / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 -01Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Santa Maria - Anjos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Santa Maria - Anjos sea temperature is
19.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Santa Maria - Anjos today?
The current surf forecast for Santa Maria - Anjos at 2AM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.9m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Santa Maria - Anjos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3400 | 3630 | 6424 | 10366 | 9402 | 8677 | 7142 | 5217 | 3973 | 3113 | 2459 | 1648 | 1175 | 955 | 841 | 933 | 357 | 686 | 1274 | 1512 | 1750 | 1750 | 1930 | 2395 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:30PM 1.26 | 7:01AM 1.33 | 7:56PM 1.22 | 8:26AM 1.29 | 9:23PM 1.24 | 9:44AM 1.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:32AM 0.73 | 1:38PM 0.71 | 2:04AM 0.78 | 3:06PM 0.71 | 3:34AM 0.76 | 4:15PM 0.67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
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