Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Miguel - Baixa de Viola today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Baixa de Viola at 11PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at San Miguel - Baixa de Viola. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
103 | 103 | 120 | 120 | 149 | 149 | 145 | 142 | 110 | 110 | 88 | 88 | 94 | 66 | 67 | 62 | 66 | 62 | 61 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:12PM1.28m | 6:38AM1.20m | 7:00PM1.14m | 7:36AM1.11m | 8:08PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:23AM0.38m | 12:45PM0.46m | 1:11AM0.49m | 1:50PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 6 | N 6 |
57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 38 | 35 | 142 | 110 | 110 | 88 | 88 | 94 | 66 | 67 | 62 | 66 | 52 | 52 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | W 8 | W 8 | S 16 | S 16 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | S 14 | N 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
41 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 37 | 38 | 65 | 34 | 34 | 129 | 131 | 35 | 68 | 65 | 41 | 101 | 27 | 62 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 14 | S 14 | W 8 | W 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | W 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 25 | 55 | 104 | 63 | 35 | 35 | 127 | 80 | 81 | 129 | 40 | 150 | 150 | 107 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | — | — | — |
103 | 103 | 120 | 120 | 149 | 149 | 145 | 28 | 28 | — | — | — | 7 | 20 | 26 | 33 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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