Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe at 5PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | WSW 8 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 434 | 379 | 479 | 388 | 239 | 451 | 430 | 478 | 469 | 469 | 469 | 469 | 423 | 407 | 388 | 326 | 296 | 200 | 140 | 107 | 75 | 47 | 640 | 868 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:57PM1.28m | 3:17AM1.36m | 3:34PM1.20m | 3:57AM1.29m | 4:15PM1.12m | 4:43AM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52AM0.26m | 8:57PM0.28m | 9:30AM0.34m | 9:34PM0.35m | 10:13AM0.41m | 10:15PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 |
 | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | 5:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 434 | 379 | 479 | 388 | 239 | 451 | 430 | 478 | 469 | 469 | 469 | 469 | 423 | 407 | 388 | 326 | 296 | 200 | 140 | 107 | 75 | 47 | 32 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | W 7 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 7 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 |
| kJ | 411 | 344 | 303 | 172 | 166 | 110 | 68 | 94 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 125 | 108 | 86 | 67 | 59 | 86 | 85 | 80 | 75 | 9 | 35 | 34 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | N 11 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | W 13 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | WSW 8 | NNE 16 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNE 14 | NNW 7 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 3 | 3 | 61 | 93 | 59 | 39 | 65 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 31 | 48 | 46 | 62 | 45 | 25 | 16 | 20 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | W 5 | WNW 6 | NNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 182 | 159 | 39 | 39 | 23 | 74 | 140 | 78 | 226 | 240 | 195 | — | — | 14 | — | — | 111 | 64 | 22 | 42 | 155 | 239 | 640 | 868 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 160 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 26 | 937 | 937 | 160 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 162 | 937 | 227 | 937 | 937 | 937 | 162 | 937 |
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