San Miguel - Baixa de Viola surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 +00
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San Miguel - Baixa de Viola surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's San Miguel - Baixa de Viola sea temperature is
17.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at San Miguel - Baixa de Viola today?

The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Baixa de Viola at 8PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)--
Afternoon (20 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (20 May)8ft (2.5m)11s

Table - waves today at San Miguel - Baixa de Viola. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
12
1.7
WNW
11
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.4
W
10
2.4
W
10
2.2
W
11
2
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.9
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.6
W
9
1.1
NW
9
1.3
WSW
8
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
9
1
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
558
662
1489
1386
1224
1245
1107
934
826
789
541
578
392
326
273
370
450
222
207
192
183
166
166
138
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
W
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:15PM1.53m
5:48AM1.31m
6:16PM1.45m
6:53AM1.21m
7:23PM1.38m
8:07AM1.15m
Low Tide
11:41PM0.19m
11:52AM0.27m
00:48AM0.27m
12:56PM0.35m
2:00AM0.33m
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clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:26
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:47
8:49
8:50
8:50
1
2
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
19
13
13
13
13
12
12
14
14
14
14
15
14
15
15
17
17
18
18
18
19
19
18
19
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
12
1.7
WNW
11
2.5
W
11
0.4
NNW
10
0.6
S
6
2.4
W
10
2.2
W
11
2
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.9
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.6
W
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.2
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
1
NW
9
1
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
Energy kJ
558
662
1489
39
29
1245
1107
934
826
789
541
578
392
326
273
370
450
222
192
192
161
166
166
138
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
10
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.4
SW
7
0.3
NNW
10
0.5
S
6
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.8
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.9
NW
10
1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
Energy kJ
282
279
23
22
14
18
22
128
154
54
101
70
160
196
217
19
19
20
20
188
183
122
113
113
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.3
NNW
10
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.3
NNW
8
0.2
S
15
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
Energy kJ
58
33
2
2
20
21
20
20
20
19
18
17
17
14
18
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
8
1.4
SW
7
2.5
W
11
2.4
W
10
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.8
SW
6
0.7
SSW
6
1
WSW
10
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
1.2
SW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1
SW
8
0.2
SSE
4
Energy kJ
419
315
211
1386
1224
70
60
17
43
28
183
9
9
192
207
135
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
943
182
174
174
177
174
0
174
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Azores
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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