San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 +00
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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
16.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average 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 3AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (20 May)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (20 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.6
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
12
1.7
W
9
1.7
WSW
9
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
11
2
WSW
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
119
76
68
184
516
435
392
423
867
573
573
467
403
345
332
265
212
173
125
92
113
115
108
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
W
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:48AM1.40m
5:14PM1.52m
5:47AM1.29m
6:15PM1.44m
6:53AM1.19m
Low Tide
10:41PM0.10m
10:54AM0.17m
11:40PM0.19m
11:51AM0.27m
00:47AM0.27m
12:55PM0.35m
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:49
8:50
8:50
6
8
12
8
8
1
3
3
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
15
14
15
16
16
16
17
17
17
18
12
12
11
12
12
14
13
13
13
12
13
14
13
14
12
13
13
15
15
15
16
16
16
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.6
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
12
1.7
W
9
0.9
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
11
0.4
NW
10
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
Energy kJ
176
119
76
68
184
516
243
392
423
25
573
573
467
403
345
332
265
212
173
125
92
113
115
108
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
11
0.3
NNW
14
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NNW
12
0.2
S
15
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.4
NNW
11
0.8
S
7
0.2
S
17
0.3
NNW
10
0.3
S
16
0.6
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NNW
10
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.2
S
14
Energy kJ
42
40
46
61
19
74
57
47
59
22
19
47
77
98
85
44
70
70
54
61
61
76
78
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
14
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
11
0.8
NNW
12
0.5
NNW
11
0.2
S
17
0.4
NNW
10
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
16
0.2
NNW
10
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.7
NW
10
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.5
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
8
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
21
18
18
18
9
171
68
23
40
2
21
9
46
45
44
92
18
17
17
45
28
19
19
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
7
2.5
SW
7
2.5
SW
7
2.5
SW
9
2.4
SW
9
0.9
SW
8
1.7
WSW
9
1.4
SW
8
1.1
WSW
8
2
WSW
11
1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
6
1.1
SW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
4
1
SW
8
Energy kJ
500
627
777
1074
904
93
435
229
161
867
85
68
68
69
91
42
37
30
22
17
15
11
138
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
937
937
937
162
170
170
953
170
163
162
162
162
162
162
170
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Azores
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
4
1
1
1
4
4
1
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
7
7
5
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