Surf Forecasts:
San Miguel - Areias surf forecast from 6 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 18 Nov, 11AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period, WSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 9 Nov, 5AM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period, NW swell with 8,484 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 6 Nov, 5PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW 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 Friday (Nov 06) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 11s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at San Miguel - Areias in the next 16 days are 5.0m 13s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Nov 09) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.1m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Nov 21) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5PM (Fri 6th Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Wed 18th Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Mon 9th Nov) | 16ft (5.0m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for San Miguel - Areias over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, near gales from the WNW by Sun night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | |||||||||||||||
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) | W 7 | WNW 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 372 | 624 | 413 | 273 | 120 | 558 | 2300 | 6660 | 5672 | 2283 | 1629 | 2235 | 2032 | 1905 | 1029 | 864 | 535 | 321 | 220 | 136 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:23AM1.46m | 11:50PM1.42m | 12:02PM1.47m | 00:25AM1.47m | 12:38PM1.47m | 00:59AM1.50m | 1:13PM1.45m | 1:32AM1.50m | 1:47PM1.41m | 2:06AM1.47m | 2:22PM1.35m | 2:40AM1.42m | 2:57PM1.28m | 3:17AM1.36m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:41PM0.13m | 5:56AM0.19m | 6:15PM0.11m | 6:33AM0.16m | 6:48PM0.11m | 7:08AM0.15m | 7:19PM0.13m | 7:42AM0.17m | 7:50PM0.17m | 8:16AM0.21m | 8:23PM0.22m | 8:52AM0.26m | 8:57PM0.28m | ||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — |
 | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:32 | — |
mm | — | 3 | 9 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WNW 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 11 | S 9 | S 11 | NNW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 11 | NW 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | N 9 |
| kJ | 61 | 372 | 624 | 413 | 273 | 218 | 194 | 227 | 64 | 21 | 2283 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 535 | 191 | 163 | 136 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | S 14 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 13 | W 9 | S 12 | — | S 12 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | SW 11 | S 10 | SW 9 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 31 | 103 | 60 | 68 | 54 | 120 | 11 | — | 23 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 68 | 81 | 99 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | NE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | W 7 | NW 11 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | NE 11 | NNE 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 67 | 10 | 55 | 55 | 8 | 110 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 55 | 14 | 13 | 67 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 4 | — | — | SSW 7 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WSW 9 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 6 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | — | — | 75 | — | 558 | 2300 | 6660 | 5672 | 374 | 1629 | 2235 | 2032 | 1905 | 1029 | 864 | 64 | 321 | 220 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 163 | 9 | 955 | 967 | 967 | 967 | 967 | 952 | 952 | 166 | 940 | 936 | 941 | 161 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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