
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Miguel - Baixa de Viola today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Baixa de Viola at 6AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at San Miguel - Baixa de Viola. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
1768 | 1547 | 1152 | 1034 | 731 | 572 | 392 | 285 | 176 | 115 | 506 | 445 | 229 | 901 | 1033 | 1036 | 550 | 1416 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:16AM1.62m | 2:36PM1.55m | 3:01AM1.58m | 3:24PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03PM0.00m | 8:27AM0.05m | 8:45PM0.07m | 9:15AM0.11m | 9:32PM0.16m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 |
1768 | 1547 | 1152 | 1034 | 731 | 572 | 392 | 285 | 176 | 115 | 506 | 445 | 229 | 901 | 1033 | 1036 | 550 | 1416 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | S 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | NNE 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 11 | WNW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | NW 12 | W 12 |
181 | 9 | 149 | 84 | 71 | 48 | 60 | 75 | 103 | 98 | 78 | 201 | 131 | 117 | 86 | 76 | 376 | 520 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | NNE 13 | W 10 | WNW 9 | ESE 6 | NNE 15 | N 12 | NNW 11 | WNW 13 | N 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | SSW 7 | SW 7 |
12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | — | 60 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 23 | 65 | 76 | 227 | 76 | 48 | 47 | 59 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | — | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NNW 11 |
— | 9 | 14 | 16 | 38 | 83 | 88 | 122 | 230 | 480 | 394 | — | 47 | 22 | 30 | 51 | 275 | 726 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 924 | 924 | 924 | 924 | 924 | 924 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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