Surf Forecasts:
San Miguel - Areias surf forecast from 26 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 30 Sep, 9AM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period, NNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 30 Sep, 3AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period, NNW swell with 2,246 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 27 Sep, 9PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with NNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for San Miguel - Areias this week:
The surf forecast for San Miguel - Areias over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 27) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 16s. Another secondary swell of 0.5m and 6s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at San Miguel - Areias in the next 16 days are 3.0m 12s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 30) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 7s period and expected on Monday (Sep 28) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9PM (Sun 27th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Wed 30th Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 3AM (Wed 30th Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for San Miguel - Areias over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Mon afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 13 | N 13 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 494 | 423 | 229 | 250 | 320 | 350 | 215 | 197 | 392 | 772 | 1777 | 1674 | 1522 | 976 | 894 | 640 | 961 | 738 | 566 | 282 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:23AM1.53m | 2:36PM1.63m | 2:57AM1.56m | 3:12PM1.61m | 3:34AM1.55m | 3:50PM1.55m | 4:13AM1.50m | 4:33PM1.45m | 4:58AM1.42m | 5:22PM1.33m | 5:52AM1.32m | 6:25PM1.20m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16PM0.01m | 8:26AM0.05m | 8:49PM-0.01m | 9:01AM0.04m | 9:23PM0.01m | 9:40AM0.07m | 10:01PM0.07m | 10:22AM0.14m | 10:43PM0.17m | 11:10AM0.23m | 11:32PM0.28m | 12:11PM0.34m | 00:36AM0.40m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
 | 7:32 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 494 | 423 | 229 | 250 | 320 | 319 | 204 | 322 | 153 | 772 | 1777 | 1674 | 1522 | 976 | 894 | 640 | 961 | 738 | 566 | 282 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 15 | N 13 | N 13 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | N 14 | S 9 | N 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 55 | 102 | 97 | 291 | 350 | 215 | 128 | 115 | 117 | 74 | 21 | 20 | 191 | 14 | 293 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | N 11 | S 14 | SSE 13 | N 12 | N 10 | SSW 7 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 7 | SSE 8 | W 11 | W 10 | S 15 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 58 | 14 | 34 | 141 | 73 | 15 | 48 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | S 6 | SW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | E 3 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 9 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 141 | 82 | 42 | 37 | 6 | 139 | 659 | 197 | 392 | 445 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 41 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 936 | 936 | 190 | 2 | 0 | 936 | 936 | 936 | 936 | 936 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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