Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe at 4AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | NNW 10 | N 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 19 | 23 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 68 | 118 | 144 | 162 | 157 | 109 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:59PM1.13m | 7:35AM1.10m | 8:06PM1.03m | 8:58AM1.05m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10AM0.49m | 1:49PM0.56m | 2:20AM0.56m | 3:23PM0.60m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | S 16 | S 16 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | NNW 10 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 186 | 132 | 131 | 127 | 181 | 148 | 29 | 33 | 38 | 257 | 330 | 118 | 144 | 162 | 157 | 306 | 279 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 13 | S 13 | W 9 | W 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | N 6 | N 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 57 | 89 | 26 | 25 | 150 | 153 | 153 | 37 | 28 | 188 | 188 | 186 | 322 | 109 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | S 13 | WNW 8 | W 10 | ENE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | W 9 | S 18 | W 8 | N 12 | N 6 | S 13 | S 13 | W 9 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 31 | 23 | 30 | 6 | 98 | 98 | 13 | 98 | 12 | 68 | 18 | 85 | 85 | 13 | 2 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 7 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 19 | 8 | 16 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 19 | 44 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 954 | 937 | 942 | 942 |
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