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San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe surfForecast / Azores / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 +00Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe sea temperature is
17.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe today?
The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe at 2PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 12 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | |
180 | 516 | 539 | 469 | 485 | 867 | 831 | 516 | 596 | 396 | 345 | 286 | 265 | 212 | 240 | 227 | 183 | 113 | 113 | 92 | 103 | 86 | 86 | 84 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:14PM1.52m | 5:47AM1.29m | 6:15PM1.44m | 6:53AM1.19m | 7:22PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:54AM0.17m | 11:40PM0.19m | 11:51AM0.27m | 00:47AM0.27m | 12:55PM0.35m | 2:00AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 |
 | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | 8:51 |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | W 9 | NW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
 kJ | 180 | 516 | 209 | 469 | 485 | 25 | 19 | 516 | 596 | 396 | 345 | 286 | 265 | 212 | 240 | 227 | 61 | 113 | 113 | 92 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 7 | S 7 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | S 17 | S 16 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | S 15 | NW 10 | NNW 8 | W 9 | S 16 | S 13 | NW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 91 | 57 | 47 | 40 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 55 | 88 | 54 | 62 | 53 | 53 | 17 | 61 | 27 | 73 | 19 | 14 | 103 | 68 | 66 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | S 17 | S 17 | S 14 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 12 | NNW 8 | S 15 | S 16 | N 9 | N 9 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 9 | 171 | 68 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 49 | 88 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 28 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 7 | S 6 | SW 6 | — | — | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | — | WSW 10 | S 4 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 951 | 93 | 539 | 257 | 189 | 867 | 831 | 109 | 38 | 94 | — | — | 46 | 32 | 29 | — | 183 | 9 | 155 | 162 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 170 | 170 | 956 | 170 | 163 | 170 | 165 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 0 | 3 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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