Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Miguel - Baixa de Viola today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Baixa de Viola at 1PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 16s 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) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at San Miguel - Baixa de Viola. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | 149 | 178 | 196 | 146 | 107 | 253 | 301 | 201 | 195 | 1230 | 2282 | 3148 | 4075 | 4904 | 5256 | 4873 | 4301 | 3733 | 3126 | 2513 | 1882 | 1576 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:59AM1.06m | 9:41PM1.00m | 10:30AM1.09m | 11:04PM1.04m | 11:37AM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21AM0.57m | 3:23PM0.61m | 3:54AM0.59m | 4:57PM0.57m | 5:13AM0.53m | 5:58PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | S 15 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNE 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | S 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
254 | 149 | 178 | 196 | 146 | 106 | 218 | 301 | 75 | 57 | 1230 | 2282 | 3148 | 4075 | 4904 | 130 | 4873 | 4301 | 3733 | 3126 | 2513 | 1882 | 1576 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | N 9 | S 15 | W 8 | W 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
43 | 26 | 26 | 127 | 248 | 239 | 74 | 157 | 82 | 61 | 155 | 203 | 146 | 136 | 130 | 128 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 53 | 51 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | WSW 8 | S 15 | S 15 | W 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 |
27 | 134 | 132 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 22 | 157 | 155 | 40 | 42 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 13 | — | — | NNE 12 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 74 | 40 | 107 | 253 | 226 | 201 | 195 | — | — | — | — | — | 5256 | — | — | 1722 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 23 | 929 | 924 | 929 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 955 | 955 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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