San Miguel – Ponta dos Mosteiros Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(The Azores, Portugal)

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San Miguel - Ponta dos Mosteiros break guide

San Miguel - Ponta dos Mosteiros Surf Guide

Ponta dos Mosteiros in Azores(Ilha de S. Miguel) is an exposed reef break that has very reliable surf and works all around the year. Offshore winds are from the southeast. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the northwest. There are left and right breaking reefs Relatively few surfers here, even on good days.

San Miguel - Ponta dos Mosteiros Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	very consistent	16.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing San Miguel - Ponta dos Mosteiros:

The best conditions reported for surf at San Miguel - Ponta dos Mosteiros occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf San Miguel - Ponta dos Mosteiros (for consistent clean waves)?

februaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing San Miguel - Ponta dos Mosteiros with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 27% of the time in February while 63% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 10% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

27%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

63%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

10%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

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Interactive San Miguel - Ponta dos Mosteiros surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to San Miguel - Ponta dos Mosteiros is Ponta Delgada Airport (PDL) in Acores, which is 20 km (12 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to San Miguel - Ponta dos Mosteiros is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), also in Acores, 117 km (73 miles) away.

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San Miguel - Ponta dos Mosteiros Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 06:13 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Wave (m)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Period (s)	7	7	7	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross

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Tides at San Miguel - Ponta dos Mosteiros

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For San Miguel - Ponta dos Mosteiros, 0 km from San Miguel - Ponta dos Mosteiros.

Next High Water: 04:25pm | 1.29m

Next Low Water: 10:05am | 0.29m

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San Miguel - Ponta dos Mosteiros Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.6 °C) at San Miguel - Ponta dos Mosteiros is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (13.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.

Current Temp*: 16.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at San Miguel - Ponta dos Mosteiros

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Wind History at San Miguel - Ponta dos Mosteiros

Wind stats for San Miguel - Ponta dos Mosteiros, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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San Miguel - Ponta dos Mosteiros Reviews:

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Ratings

Based on 4 votes.

Overall:2.0
Quality on a good day:3.8
Consistency of Surf:5.0
Difficulty Level:3.7
Wind and Kite Surfing:2.3
Crowds:4.5
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

l.c.s from Portugal

“Five stars.”

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