San Miguel – Baixa de Viola Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(The Azores, Portugal)

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San Miguel - Baixa de Viola Surf Guide

Baixa de Viola in Azores(Ilha de S. Miguel) is an exposed reef break that has consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the south with some shelter here from west winds. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the north northwest. A left hand reef break. The location means that it never gets crowded.

San Miguel - Baixa de Viola Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	consistent	16.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing San Miguel - Baixa de Viola:

The best conditions reported for surf at San Miguel - Baixa de Viola occur when a North-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South.

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What's the best time of year to surf San Miguel - Baixa de Viola (for consistent clean waves)?

februaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing San Miguel - Baixa de Viola with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 34% of the time in February while 46% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 20% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

34%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

46%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

20%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

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Interactive San Miguel - Baixa de Viola surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to San Miguel - Baixa de Viola is Ponta Delgada Airport (PDL) in Acores, which is 29 km (18 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to San Miguel - Baixa de Viola is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), also in Acores, 98 km (61 miles) away.

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San Miguel - Baixa de Viola Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 18:04 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06			Thu
ft, °F	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM
Wave (m)	NE	NE	NNE	NE
Period (s)	6	7	9	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off

Tides at San Miguel - Baixa de Viola

Current tide and informaton

For San Miguel - Baixa de Viola, 0 km from San Miguel - Baixa de Viola.

Next High Water: 05:29am | 1.13m

Next Low Water: 11:27pm | 0.44m

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San Miguel - Baixa de Viola Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.7 °C) at San Miguel - Baixa de Viola is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (16.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 16.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite