
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Miguel - Baixa de Viola today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Baixa de Viola at 5AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at San Miguel - Baixa de Viola. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
771 | 626 | 554 | 508 | 436 | 347 | 347 | 269 | 269 | 183 | 150 | 97 | 81 | 102 | 264 | 744 | 1589 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:08AM1.16m | 6:36PM1.01m | 7:21AM1.09m | 8:06PM0.96m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38PM0.49m | 12:29PM0.55m | 00:39AM0.57m | 1:54PM0.61m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 15 | NW 15 |
771 | 626 | 554 | 508 | 436 | 347 | 347 | 269 | 269 | 183 | 150 | 81 | 81 | 102 | 74 | 744 | 1589 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | W 9 | NNW 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NW 16 | WNW 12 | W 8 |
116 | 54 | 56 | 48 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 42 | 41 | 58 | 97 | 43 | 54 | 264 | 169 | 65 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | W 10 | W 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NE 8 | W 8 | E 7 |
42 | 116 | 85 | 56 | 55 | 21 | 33 | 33 | 48 | 65 | 41 | 42 | 68 | 68 | 55 | 68 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 4 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 |
15 | 30 | 28 | 6 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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