Surf Forecasts:
San Miguel - Areias surf forecast from 11 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 19 Nov, 8PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period, NNE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 23 Nov, 11AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 17s period, N swell with 9,225 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 14 Nov, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with NNE 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 Saturday (Nov 14) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 8s. 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 4.0m 17s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Nov 23) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.1m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Nov 24) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Sat 14th Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Thu 19th Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Mon 23rd Nov) | 13ft (4.0m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for San Miguel - Areias over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Fri night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | NW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 12 | WNW 10 | NNW 13 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 986 | 804 | 458 | 379 | 397 | 486 | 469 | 524 | 489 | 176 | 109 | 310 | 661 | 1848 | 2651 | 2574 | 2382 | 1623 | 1295 | 1317 | 831 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:22PM1.35m | 2:40AM1.42m | 2:57PM1.28m | 3:17AM1.36m | 3:34PM1.20m | 3:57AM1.29m | 4:15PM1.12m | 4:43AM1.22m | 5:05PM1.05m | 5:39AM1.16m | 6:10PM1.00m | 6:45AM1.14m | 7:27PM1.00m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16AM0.21m | 8:23PM0.22m | 8:52AM0.26m | 8:57PM0.28m | 9:30AM0.34m | 9:34PM0.35m | 10:13AM0.41m | 10:15PM0.42m | 11:04AM0.48m | 11:06PM0.49m | 12:07PM0.52m | 00:10AM0.53m | 1:19PM0.52m | 1:24AM0.54m | |||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
 | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:29 | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 14 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 10 | N 19 | SSW 7 | NW 12 | NNW 13 | N 15 |
| kJ | 78 | 676 | 458 | 379 | 397 | 486 | 469 | 524 | 489 | 176 | 109 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 71 | 220 | 1317 | 435 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | S 10 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | NNW 7 | W 10 | NNE 13 | NNE 9 | S 11 | N 11 | — | N 10 | NNE 18 | NNE 16 | W 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 43 | 183 | 678 | 215 | 172 | 68 | 235 | 131 | 62 | 66 | 75 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 60 | 86 | 857 | 247 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | N 13 | N 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 11 | W 13 | WNW 12 | W 11 | NNW 7 | W 10 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | N 14 | N 9 | S 14 | NNE 15 | S 13 |
| kJ | 41 | 86 | 55 | 100 | 61 | 37 | 2 | 13 | 46 | 112 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 75 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 5 | W 7 | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 12 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 986 | 804 | 294 | 172 | 34 | 199 | — | — | — | 43 | 30 | 310 | 661 | 1848 | 2651 | 2574 | 2382 | 1623 | 1295 | — | 831 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1411 | 980 | 25 | 161 | 12 | 957 | 957 | 25 | 9 | 945 | 936 | 936 | 936 | 967 | 940 | 936 | 163 | 936 | 166 | 166 | 25 |
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