Surf Forecasts:
San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe surf forecast from 17 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 18 Jun, 3PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 21 Jun, 12AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period, W swell with 246 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 17 Jun, 6AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe this week:
The surf forecast for San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jun 17) at 6AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe in the next 16 days are 1.2m 9s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jun 21) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Jun 18) at 12PM.
| Wave Type | Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6AM (Wed 17th Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 3PM (Thu 18th Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Sun 21st Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | NW 9 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | N 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 88 | 43 | 51 | 78 | 33 | 241 | 67 | 21 | 46 | 48 | 88 | 125 | 246 | 123 | 120 | 154 | 157 | 99 | 73 | 71 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | on |
High Tide | 3:47AM1.48m | 4:11PM1.64m | 4:39AM1.41m | 5:03PM1.59m | 5:32AM1.33m | 5:56PM1.52m | 6:28AM1.25m | 6:52PM1.42m | 7:27AM1.18m | 7:50PM1.33m | 8:31AM1.15m | 8:52PM1.25m | 9:36AM1.14m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:41PM0.03m | 9:53AM0.07m | 10:35PM0.06m | 10:43AM0.12m | 11:29PM0.13m | 11:34AM0.20m | 00:25AM0.20m | 12:28PM0.28m | 1:22AM0.28m | 1:27PM0.37m | 2:22AM0.34m | 2:32PM0.43m | 3:22AM0.38m | 3:40PM0.46m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — |
 | 9:06 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 | — | 9:07 |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | W 6 | W 7 | NW 9 | W 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | NNW 9 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | N 10 | W 9 | W 9 | N 10 | N 9 | WSW 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 79 | 25 | 51 | 20 | 33 | 123 | 77 | 44 | 46 | 97 | 88 | 73 | 246 | 123 | 120 | 154 | 20 | 99 | 73 | 71 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 12 | NNW 7 | W 8 | NNW 8 | N 11 | S 11 | N 10 | N 10 | W 8 | W 8 | S 12 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | N 10 |
| kJ | 21 | 43 | 41 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 21 | 12 | 24 | 60 | 9 | 68 | 69 | 86 | 33 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 8 | NNW 10 | S 10 | N 12 | NNW 8 | S 15 | S 10 | S 5 | S 5 | S 10 | S 9 | S 5 | N 12 | WNW 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 23 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 48 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 7 | SW 5 | WSW 7 | NNW 10 | — | SSW 6 | — | — | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | N 9 | NNE 4 | E 3 | ENE 3 | N 8 |
| kJ | 88 | 15 | 13 | 78 | 42 | 241 | 67 | — | 51 | — | — | 125 | — | — | — | — | 157 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 184 | 223 | 178 | 278 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 937 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 97 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 258 |
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