Surf Forecasts:
San Miguel - Baixa de Viola surf forecast from 29 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 1 Nov, 5AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period, NE swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 31 Oct, 8PM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period, NNE swell with 3,633 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 1 Nov, 5AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with NE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for San Miguel - Baixa de Viola this week:
The surf forecast for San Miguel - Baixa de Viola over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Nov 01) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.5m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 1.6m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be cross-shore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at San Miguel - Baixa de Viola in the next 16 days are 4.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 31) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.0m 8s period and expected on Sunday (Nov 01) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sun 1st Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sun 1st Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sat 31st Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for San Miguel - Baixa de Viola over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the N by Sat night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | W 14 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 902 | 1237 | 853 | 2589 | 1919 | 1408 | 2352 | 2686 | 1541 | 1168 | 444 | 255 | 239 | 141 | 181 | 200 | 176 | 497 | 533 | 441 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:24PM1.45m | 3:50AM1.50m | 4:19PM1.33m | 4:49AM1.41m | 5:26PM1.21m | 6:01AM1.33m | 6:48PM1.13m | 7:24AM1.30m | 8:16PM1.14m | 8:43AM1.33m | 9:30PM1.20m | 9:48AM1.38m | 10:26PM1.29m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:32PM0.16m | 10:10AM0.21m | 10:26PM0.27m | 11:16AM0.30m | 11:32PM0.38m | 12:38PM0.37m | 00:55AM0.44m | 2:06PM0.37m | 2:21AM0.43m | 3:21PM0.31m | 3:32AM0.37m | 4:18PM0.24m | 4:29AM0.30m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 20 | 5 | 2 |
Temp °C | 21 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | NNW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 902 | 510 | 275 | 2589 | 1919 | 1408 | 1043 | 808 | 725 | 649 | 444 | 94 | 100 | 58 | 181 | 200 | 176 | 497 | 533 | 441 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | NW 16 | W 10 | N 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 8 | NNW 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | NW 11 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 84 | 29 | 132 | 164 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 140 | 255 | 82 | 62 | 60 | 35 | 123 | 73 | 159 | 211 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | NNE 11 | N 16 | N 15 | S 12 | — | — | S 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 10 | W 16 | W 14 | W 12 | ENE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 25 | 43 | 38 | 11 | — | — | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 186 | 239 | 141 | 31 | 39 | 43 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | — | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 7 | — | — | — | E 6 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | — |
| kJ | 105 | 1237 | 853 | — | 481 | 1221 | 2352 | 2686 | 1541 | 1168 | 396 | 155 | — | — | — | 19 | — | 12 | 18 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 189 | 14 | 14 | 924 | 924 | 924 | 928 | 928 | 928 | 271 | 202 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
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