Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Miguel - Baixa de Viola today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Baixa de Viola at 8PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 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 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | WNW 5 | NW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
146 | 121 | 355 | 264 | 239 | 265 | 1504 | 2456 | 3752 | 4879 | 5333 | 5821 | 5368 | 4798 | 3795 | 3338 | 2684 | 1941 | 1594 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:41PM1.00m | 10:30AM1.09m | 11:04PM1.04m | 11:37AM1.17m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23PM0.61m | 3:54AM0.59m | 4:57PM0.57m | 5:13AM0.53m | 5:58PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 9 | S 15 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | NNE 13 | S 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
146 | 106 | 218 | 93 | 69 | 71 | 155 | 203 | 146 | 4879 | 130 | 5821 | 5368 | 4798 | 3795 | 3338 | 2684 | 1941 | 1594 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | NNE 11 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | S 14 | W 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
248 | 239 | 22 | 56 | 33 | 133 | 43 | 29 | 21 | 136 | 10 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 53 | 51 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | S 15 | S 15 | W 8 | WSW 8 | NW 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 |
17 | 11 | 8 | 157 | 157 | 61 | 19 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 13 | — | NNE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
63 | 121 | 355 | 264 | 239 | 265 | 1504 | 2456 | 3752 | — | 5333 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 173 | 924 | 924 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 189 | 189 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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