San Miguel - Baixa de Viola surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 18 May 2026 +00
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San Miguel - Baixa de Viola surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's San Miguel - Baixa de Viola sea temperature is
16.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at San Miguel - Baixa de Viola today?

The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Baixa de Viola at 6AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (19 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (19 May)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

Table - waves today at San Miguel - Baixa de Viola. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WNW
14
3
NW
14
3
NW
13
2.5
NW
13
2.3
NW
12
2.1
NW
12
1.7
NW
12
1.5
NW
12
1.3
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
0.9
NW
10
3
WSW
9
2.4
WSW
9
1.3
NW
12
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
2
W
11
2.3
W
10
2.4
W
10
2
W
10
1.9
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.7
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2250
3056
2722
2173
1568
1220
786
573
384
293
258
170
1333
913
463
657
617
890
1163
1198
867
810
828
639
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:56AM1.52m
4:21PM1.60m
4:49AM1.42m
5:15PM1.53m
5:48AM1.31m
Low Tide
9:47PM0.04m
10:03AM0.09m
10:42PM0.10m
10:55AM0.18m
11:41PM0.19m
11:52AM0.27m
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:46
8:47
8:49
1
1
1
1
2
8
9
13
14
2
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
16
15
15
16
16
17
18
18
17
17
17
16
15
15
14
12
13
12
12
13
14
16
15
13
13
12
11
13
13
14
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WNW
14
3
NW
14
3
NW
13
2.5
NW
13
2.3
NW
12
2.1
NW
12
1.7
NW
12
1.5
NW
12
1.3
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
0.9
NW
10
3
WSW
9
2.4
WSW
9
1.3
NW
12
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.1
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
2.4
W
10
2
W
10
1.9
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.7
W
11
Energy kJ
2250
3056
2722
2173
1568
1220
786
573
384
293
258
170
1333
913
463
657
617
261
98
1198
867
810
828
639
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.6
W
12
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
NW
14
0.4
NNW
13
0.6
NNW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.2
NW
11
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
10
0.6
S
7
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.9
NW
11
1.1
NW
10
1
NW
10
0.9
NNW
10
Energy kJ
13
13
13
12
12
12
96
38
39
49
69
101
355
338
249
207
234
33
21
21
166
234
192
171
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
S
16
0.3
NNW
14
0.3
W
11
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.6
S
7
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
Energy kJ
6
12
12
11
22
21
12
19
41
21
18
5
19
21
60
56
23
22
10
10
32
20
20
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
4
1
SW
5
1.5
SW
5
2
SW
6
2.3
SW
7
2.3
SW
7
2.5
SW
8
3
SW
8
3
SW
9
2.5
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.5
SW
8
2
W
11
2.3
W
10
2
W
10
0.5
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
Energy kJ
28
41
117
287
451
492
796
1225
1531
1090
339
249
275
890
1163
834
20
67
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
2
4
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
1
2
3
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
174
196
924
924
924
241
924
924
924
174
182
941
175
182
924
174
174
174
174
174
174
Best forecast wave conditions in The Azores
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
2
4
3
1
4
1
4
1
1
1
3
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
2
4
2
2
3
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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