Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Miguel - Baixa de Viola today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Baixa de Viola at 3AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at San Miguel - Baixa de Viola. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
88 | 88 | 64 | 66 | 62 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 149 | 223 | 239 | 146 | 106 | 115 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:00PM1.14m | 7:36AM1.11m | 8:08PM1.04m | 8:59AM1.06m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:11AM0.49m | 1:50PM0.56m | 2:21AM0.57m | 3:23PM0.61m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | S 16 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 |
88 | 88 | 64 | 66 | 62 | 67 | 41 | 50 | 50 | 38 | 254 | 149 | 223 | 239 | 146 | 106 | 76 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | W 8 | S 16 | W 10 | W 9 | S 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
131 | 35 | 80 | 65 | 41 | 101 | 66 | 64 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 24 | 29 | 248 | 239 | 218 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | S 16 | W 8 | S 16 | S 16 | W 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | N 6 | N 6 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
35 | 127 | 21 | 81 | 129 | 40 | 150 | 150 | 107 | 283 | 27 | 19 | 132 | 127 | 17 | 16 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 9 | W 5 | WNW 6 |
— | — | 7 | 14 | 31 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 95 | 52 | 115 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 941 | 924 | 929 | 929 |
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