Surf Forecasts:
San Miguel - Populo surf forecast from 31 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 2 Nov, 5PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 31 Oct, 5PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period, NW swell with 678 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 2 Nov, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for San Miguel - Populo this week:
The surf forecast for San Miguel - Populo over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Nov 02) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at San Miguel - Populo in the next 16 days are 1.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 31) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 9s period and expected on Saturday (Oct 31) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Mon 2nd Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Mon 2nd Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sat 31st Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for San Miguel - Populo over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat night, light winds from the ENE by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | NW 13 | NW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 10 | SE 8 | W 13 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SSE 6 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 809 | 678 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 67 | 229 | 180 | 138 | 121 | 140 | 324 | 367 | 361 | 18 | 16 | 122 | 116 | 101 | 153 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 5:10PM1.49m | 5:39AM1.59m | 6:17PM1.40m | 6:49AM1.53m | 7:37PM1.35m | 8:08AM1.51m | 9:00PM1.37m | 9:25AM1.53m | 10:11PM1.43m | 10:30AM1.58m | 11:08PM1.50m | 11:24AM1.63m | 11:55PM1.57m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:01AM0.49m | 11:14PM0.55m | 12:08PM0.56m | 00:22AM0.63m | 1:27PM0.61m | 1:44AM0.68m | 2:50PM0.60m | 3:06AM0.66m | 4:01PM0.55m | 4:16AM0.61m | 4:58PM0.49m | 5:12AM0.54m | 5:45PM0.44m | ||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — |
 | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:38 | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 23 | 7 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | W 13 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NE 9 | NW 12 | SSW 5 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 809 | 678 | 513 | 430 | 465 | 138 | 96 | 229 | 180 | 138 | 121 | 81 | 324 | 367 | 361 | 219 | 119 | 99 | 116 | 29 | 153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NNW 13 | SE 8 | SE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NW 13 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 11 | NE 9 | NW 11 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 295 | 67 | 41 | 59 | 57 | 49 | 140 | 38 | 94 | 113 | 113 | 110 | 90 | 62 | 101 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 8 | W 8 | W 10 | S 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | S 11 | S 15 | NE 8 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 193 | 94 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 67 | 54 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | ESE 3 | SSE 6 | S 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 559 | 746 | 1382 | 747 | 450 | 125 | 234 | 84 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 122 | 34 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 937 | 937 | 936 | 936 | 952 | 259 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 190 | 940 | 940 | 9 |
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