San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

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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
21.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe this week:

The surf forecast for San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Nov 02) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 12s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe in the next 12 days are 2.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Nov 09) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 7s period and expected on Thursday (Nov 06) at 8AM.

Wave TypeTime (-01) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)11PM (Sun 2nd Nov)5ft (1.6m) 12s
Best Surf11AM (Fri 7th Nov)8ft (2.5m) 16s
Most Powerful 8AM (Sun 9th Nov)8ft (2.5m) 16s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe over the next 12 days.

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Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the NE by Fri morning).

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02
Monday
03
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Saturday
08
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Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
2
0
0
0
4
3
1
1
1
1
5
4
4
1
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
N
1.5
N
1.1
N
0.9
N
1.1
NW
2.4
WNW
3
WNW
2.2
WNW
1.8
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.4
NNW
2.3
WSW
1.7
WSW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.3
NW
2
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)121212141413101212121513101016151514141615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)94862834231144019011840134788790113586731053562319625471772614148729993246
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
5
SSE
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
35
WNW
45
WNW
25
NW
10
SW
25
SW
40
SSW
35
SW
20
WNW
10
N
5
ESE
10
SSE
20
SSW
25
W
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
offcrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:11PM
1.41
11:24AM
1.56
11:54PM
1.53
12:08PM
1.64
12:36AM
1.62
12:53PM
1.67
1:19AM
1.66
1:39PM
1.65
2:03AM
1.66
2:26PM
1.57
2:50AM
1.61
3:16PM
1.46
3:40AM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:00PM
0.11
5:13AM
0.17
5:42PM
0.00
5:58AM
0.06
6:24PM
-0.07
6:43AM
-0.01
7:06PM
-0.08
7:29AM
-0.03
7:49PM
-0.05
8:16AM
-0.01
8:34PM
0.03
9:06AM
0.06
9:22PM
0.13
10:02AM
0.16
Sun
02
Monday
03
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunrise--7:09--7:09--7:11--7:11--7:13--7:13--7:15
Sunset5:43--5:42--5:40--5:39--5:38--5:37--5:37--
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Rain (mm)
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Information about the San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (San Miguel - Rabo de Peixe) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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