Surf Forecasts:
San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe surf forecast from 8 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 14 Oct, 12PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period, NNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 15 Oct, 3PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period, NNW swell with 987 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 13 Oct, 3PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NNW 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 Tuesday (Oct 13) at 3PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 8s. Another secondary swell of 0.3m and 3s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe in the next 16 days are 1.5m 15s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 15) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Monday (Oct 12) at 6AM.
| Wave Type | Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3PM (Tue 13th Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 12PM (Wed 14th Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 3PM (Thu 15th Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the E by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NW 13 | NNW 15 | NNW 13 | NW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 9 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 146 | 75 | 50 | 44 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 26 | 89 | 102 | 220 | 162 | 225 | 186 | 242 | 185 | 121 | 373 | 601 | 745 | 749 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:48PM1.56m | 1:13AM1.47m | 1:26PM1.60m | 1:49AM1.52m | 2:02PM1.60m | 2:23AM1.54m | 2:36PM1.57m | 2:56AM1.53m | 3:10PM1.50m | 3:29AM1.49m | 3:44PM1.41m | 4:02AM1.42m | 4:18PM1.31m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08PM0.06m | 7:17AM0.10m | 7:43PM0.02m | 7:53AM0.07m | 8:15PM0.02m | 8:28AM0.07m | 8:46PM0.05m | 9:02AM0.10m | 9:17PM0.11m | 9:36AM0.16m | 9:47PM0.19m | 10:10AM0.24m | 10:19PM0.28m | ||||||||
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 | 7:45 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — |
 | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNW 15 | NNW 13 | NW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 9 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 |
| kJ | 146 | 43 | 45 | 44 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 89 | 102 | 220 | 162 | 225 | 186 | 242 | 185 | 121 | 373 | 601 | 745 | 749 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | S 12 | S 11 | NW 13 | NE 8 | NW 10 | WNW 6 | NNW 12 | N 12 | SSW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 75 | 50 | 33 | 16 | 25 | 22 | 26 | 14 | 25 | 51 | 115 | 98 | 35 | 86 | 46 | 50 | 130 | 85 | 57 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | NNW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 6 | NW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | NNW 11 | S 14 | NW 9 | N 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 13 | 49 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 38 | 37 | 65 | 31 | 128 | 100 | 55 | 55 | 82 | 50 | 46 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | — | — | SE 5 | — | WSW 3 | W 5 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | SSE 2 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 57 | 51 | 54 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 36 | 22 | 45 | 65 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 178 | 189 | 178 | 178 | 255 | 105 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 227 | 942 | 937 | 175 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
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