San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 21 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
17.1° 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 7AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (22 May)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (22 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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)
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
0
1
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
10
1.1
W
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.3
WSW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
1.3
WSW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
1.3
WSW
8
0.8
NW
9
0.8
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
1
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
NNW
9
0.9
WSW
8
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
WSW
8
0.9
NW
14
1.1
NW
14
1.2
NW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
435
249
258
302
61
115
252
106
103
228
117
84
84
84
125
56
53
116
39
39
36
301
456
556
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:15PM1.44m
6:53AM1.19m
7:22PM1.36m
8:06AM1.14m
8:33PM1.32m
9:20AM1.13m
Low Tide
00:47AM0.27m
12:55PM0.35m
2:00AM0.33m
2:08PM0.41m
3:12AM0.34m
3:21PM0.42m
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6:26
6:26
6:26
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8:50
8:51
8:52
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
20
20
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
19
14
15
16
16
16
17
18
18
19
19
19
20
20
21
21
19
20
20
20
19
18
18
19
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
9
1.1
W
10
1.2
WNW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
1
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
NNW
9
0.7
WSW
8
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.9
NW
14
1.1
NW
14
1.2
NW
14
Energy kJ
70
249
258
61
61
115
98
106
103
143
117
84
84
75
58
56
53
55
39
39
29
301
456
556
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
15
0.6
NNW
9
0.2
S
15
0.5
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
16
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.5
W
8
0.5
NW
9
0.2
N
9
0.4
W
8
0.3
NW
11
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
Energy kJ
18
53
17
41
27
19
19
14
20
101
101
84
84
84
65
54
31
39
7
20
20
37
34
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
N
10
0.4
SSW
4
0.2
N
10
0.2
S
14
0.2
N
9
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
S
14
Energy kJ
2
17
12
17
18
2
2
2
6
18
17
17
18
19
19
8
6
8
16
6
24
6
6
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
10
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
SW
5
1.3
WSW
10
1.2
SW
6
1.2
SW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.2
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
WSW
8
Energy kJ
435
43
42
302
105
221
252
211
154
228
125
116
65
6
36
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
Distance (km)
13
170
170
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Azores
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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