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San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe surfForecast / Azores / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 -01Forecast 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
17.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe today?
The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe at 6AM is: 5.5m 18s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 18ft (5.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 15ft (4.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 17224 | 19869 | 17892 | 15336 | 12940 | 9870 | 7344 | 5732 | 4015 | 2913 | 2460 | 1894 | 1590 | 1182 | 976 | 633 | 780 | 711 | 775 | 759 | 875 | 1103 | 865 | 752 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:25AM 1.25 | 8:11PM 1.09 | 8:30AM 1.21 | 9:15PM 1.12 | 9:30AM 1.20 | 10:10PM 1.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:59AM 0.45 | 2:01PM 0.40 | 2:10AM 0.49 | 3:02PM 0.41 | 3:18AM 0.48 | 3:55PM 0.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
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