San Miguel - Baixa de Viola surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 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 11PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)--
Afternoon (18 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (18 May)8ft (2.4m)14s

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 58mm), 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).

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
5
4
4
3
2
1
0
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
10
2
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
14
3
NW
14
2.5
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
3
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.4
WSW
9
1.2
NW
12
1.5
NW
11
2
W
10
2.1
W
10
2.3
W
10
2.4
W
10
2.1
W
11
1.9
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
305
855
2250
3056
2570
2140
1568
1220
786
573
384
263
258
1301
1177
893
414
524
770
969
1087
1175
999
826
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
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
3:30PM1.65m
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
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rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
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mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
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cloud
part cloud
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6:28
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:46
8:47
8:49
1
1
1
6
5
11
26
7
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
16
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
15
17
17
16
16
17
16
15
14
13
12
12
13
12
13
14
13
13
13
12
11
11
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
10
2
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
14
3
NW
14
2.5
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
0.8
NW
10
1.1
NW
12
1.2
NW
11
1.2
W
10
1.5
NW
11
1.2
NW
11
1
NW
10
0.4
NNW
10
0.2
S
16
1
NW
10
1.9
W
11
Energy kJ
305
855
2250
3056
2570
2140
1568
1220
786
573
384
263
258
122
309
332
268
524
332
196
35
21
204
826
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
13
0.2
NNE
8
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
NW
12
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
1.2
NW
12
1.1
W
10
0.6
S
7
0.2
S
17
0.4
NW
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
S
16
1.1
NW
10
Energy kJ
70
6
13
13
13
12
12
12
96
38
40
49
69
120
19
21
414
223
32
22
25
2
20
265
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
S
13
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
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.2
S
17
0.1
N
10
0.2
S
16
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.5
S
6
Energy kJ
6
13
6
12
12
11
22
21
12
19
41
18
18
2
2
2
60
44
23
2
21
2
2
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
6
0.9
WSW
8
1.1
SW
5
1.6
SW
6
1.8
SW
6
2.4
SW
7
2.4
SW
7
2.5
SW
8
3
SW
9
3
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.4
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
2
W
10
2.1
W
10
2.3
W
10
2.4
W
10
2.1
W
11
Energy kJ
135
107
56
163
232
511
629
823
1199
1301
1177
893
370
286
770
969
1087
1175
999
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
4
5
4
4
4
2
2
3
4
3
4
4
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
173
0
0
0
0
0
196
924
924
924
924
241
924
924
174
182
182
175
182
182
174
174
174
182
Best forecast wave conditions in The Azores
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
1
2
2
1
4
4
1
1
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
2
2
3
4
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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