
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Miguel - Baixa de Viola today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Baixa de Viola at 5PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at San Miguel - Baixa de Viola. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
285 | 299 | 285 | 281 | 229 | 186 | 154 | 149 | 153 | 124 | 124 | 121 | 102 | 84 | 84 | 116 | 122 | 125 | 111 | 113 | 106 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:27PM1.24m | 5:50AM1.22m | 6:11PM1.11m | 6:43AM1.12m | 7:15PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17AM0.34m | 11:31PM0.39m | 12:01PM0.46m | 00:15AM0.51m | 1:01PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
263 | 229 | 216 | 208 | 171 | 151 | 148 | 136 | 116 | 92 | 124 | 121 | 102 | 84 | 84 | 116 | 122 | 125 | 111 | 113 | 106 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | WNW 9 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 |
14 | 8 | 13 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 47 | 46 | 80 | 80 | 92 | 84 | 80 | 80 | 55 | 49 | 33 | 32 | 19 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 13 | S 18 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 13 |
25 | 14 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 79 | 44 | 39 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 35 | 22 | 54 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
285 | 299 | 285 | 281 | 229 | 186 | 154 | 149 | 153 | 124 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 924 | 924 | 929 | 924 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 189 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
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