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San Miguel - Populo surf break

San Miguel - Populo surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 31 Jan 2026 -01
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San Miguel - Populo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's San Miguel - Populo sea temperature is
15.8° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at San Miguel - Populo today?

The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Populo at 3PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 31). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (31 Jan)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (31 Jan)8ft (2.5m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
2
3
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
4
WSW
4
W
5.5
W
6
WNW
6
WNW
6
WNW
6
WNW
6
WNW
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)131312121210108910101212131313131313131313139
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2124205918661946180514891492139625122736583390881024111241113941120598749089537242873165260133932152
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
40
SW
45
SW
40
W
45
W
55
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
40
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:22PM
1.62
12:39AM
1.78
1:05PM
1.64
1:21AM
1.80
1:46PM
1.64
2:01AM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:15AM
0.29
6:25PM
0.33
6:59AM
0.25
7:07PM
0.30
7:40AM
0.24
7:47PM
0.31
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
Sunrise7:47-------7:46-------7:46-------
Sunset---6:04-------6:05-------6:06----
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1211-2168211-1---------11
Temp. °C171717171717171717151212121212131314141415151617
Feels °C (?)1514141415141211107112114456710101012
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