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San Miguel - Populo surf break

San Miguel - Populo surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 18 Mar 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
16.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Populo at 9AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 18). An open ocean swell of 5.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (18 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (18 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
2.1
WNW
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.7
WNW
0.6
W
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
WNW
0.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)151215151511121414141414141313131313131313131615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17212201131591061301031481001006463583131313131313131302442
Wind
(km/h)
45
N
45
N
45
N
45
N
45
N
45
N
45
N
55
N
60
N
60
N
60
NNE
45
NNE
50
NNE
60
N
60
N
55
NNE
35
NE
35
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
40
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:37AM
1.65
1:03PM
1.57
1:16AM
1.70
1:41PM
1.62
1:55AM
1.72
2:20PM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:54AM
0.30
7:03PM
0.34
7:31AM
0.25
7:42PM
0.31
8:09AM
0.24
8:23PM
0.30
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise--6:48-------6:48-------6:46-----
Sunset-----6:52-------6:52-------6:52--
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
112111---15271-1111-----
Temp. °C9989910111212131415141414131313131414151514
Feels °C (?)-1-1-2-1-10000137533266566897
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