San Miguel – Rabo de Peixe Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(The Azores, Portugal)

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San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe Surf Guide

Rabo de Peixe in Azores(Ilha de S. Miguel) is an exposed reef break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the south. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell direction is from the north northwest. Both left and right reef breaks. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up.

San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	fairly consistent	16.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe:

The best conditions reported for surf at San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe occur when a North-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South.

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What's the best time of year to surf San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe (for consistent clean waves)?

februaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe 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 34% of the time in February while 46% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 20% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

34%

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

blown out

46%

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

too small

20%

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

Explore San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe Location Map

Interactive San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe 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 - Rabo de Peixe is Ponta Delgada Airport (PDL) in Acores, which is 14 km (9 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), also in Acores, 100 km (62 miles) away.

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San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 23:54 Local Time

m, °C	Mon	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM
Wave (m)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Period (s)	7	8	7	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe

Current tide and informaton

For Rabo de Peixe, 2 km from San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe.

Next High Water: 04:10am | 1.27m

Next Low Water: 10:11am | 0.3m

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San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.7 °C) at San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe 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 (14.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

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