Surf Forecasts:
San Miguel - Ponta dos Mosteiros surf forecast from 6 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 15 Nov, 8PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period, WSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 19 Nov, 11AM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period, WNW swell with 10,404 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 13 Nov, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NNE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for San Miguel - Ponta dos Mosteiros this week:
The surf forecast for San Miguel - Ponta dos Mosteiros over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Nov 13) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at San Miguel - Ponta dos Mosteiros in the next 16 days are 5.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Nov 19) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.5m 8s period and expected on Saturday (Nov 21) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Fri 13th Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Sun 15th Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Thu 19th Nov) | 16ft (5.0m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for San Miguel - Ponta dos Mosteiros over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, near gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | ||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 8 | WNW 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 12 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 838 | 1094 | 595 | 488 | 279 | 1580 | 7181 | 7260 | 4512 | 3418 | 3498 | 1882 | 2521 | 2190 | 1509 | 1131 | 885 | 446 | 281 | 265 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:46PM1.37m | 11:57AM1.42m | 00:21AM1.42m | 12:33PM1.41m | 00:55AM1.44m | 1:08PM1.39m | 1:28AM1.44m | 1:42PM1.35m | 2:01AM1.42m | 2:16PM1.30m | 2:35AM1.37m | 2:51PM1.23m | 3:12AM1.31m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:37PM0.12m | 5:51AM0.19m | 6:11PM0.10m | 6:28AM0.16m | 6:43PM0.11m | 7:03AM0.15m | 7:14PM0.12m | 7:37AM0.16m | 7:45PM0.16m | 8:11AM0.20m | 8:17PM0.21m | 8:47AM0.25m | 8:51PM0.27m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — |
 | 5:38 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:34 | — |
mm | 4 | 15 | — | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 8 | S 9 | S 11 | SSW 9 | NNW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 9 | NNW 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 838 | 1094 | 595 | 488 | 279 | 55 | 87 | 16 | 4512 | 9 | 9 | 1882 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 51 | 52 | 446 | 255 | 265 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 8 | NW 10 | NE 8 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 16 | W 13 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 65 | 23 | 41 | 33 | 153 | 10 | — | 23 | 9 | 9 | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 64 | 151 | 145 | 120 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 13 | SSW 7 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | NE 10 | NNE 14 | NNE 11 | WSW 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 38 | 50 | 32 | 31 | 37 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 176 | 25 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | S 7 | — | WNW 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 9 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 7 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | W 6 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | 60 | — | 1580 | 7181 | 7260 | 972 | 3418 | 3498 | 259 | 2521 | 2190 | 1509 | 1131 | 885 | 31 | 281 | 142 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 991 | 979 | 1359 | 991 | 991 | 991 | 975 | 140 | 964 | 964 | 1437 | 1359 | 138 | 24 | 50 | 24 |
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