Surf Forecasts:
San Miguel - Ponta dos Mosteiros surf forecast from 12 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 25 Nov, 5PM (local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 15s period, NNW swell with onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 25 Nov, 11PM (local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 15s period, NNW swell with 15,480 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 22 Nov, 8PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with NNW 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 Sunday (Nov 22) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.5m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at San Miguel - Ponta dos Mosteiros in the next 16 days are 6.0m 15s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 25) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 8s period and expected on Tuesday (Nov 24) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Sun 22nd Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Wed 25th Nov) | 18ft (5.5m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Wed 25th Nov) | 20ft (6.0m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for San Miguel - Ponta dos Mosteiros over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the W by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | N 10 | SW 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | NNW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 736 | 509 | 355 | 731 | 846 | 778 | 599 | 363 | 200 | 2274 | 3070 | 3345 | 3186 | 3394 | 3217 | 2493 | 5199 | 2866 | 2328 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:35AM1.37m | 2:51PM1.23m | 3:12AM1.31m | 3:28PM1.15m | 3:51AM1.24m | 4:09PM1.08m | 4:37AM1.18m | 4:59PM1.01m | 5:32AM1.12m | 6:04PM0.96m | 6:39AM1.10m | 7:22PM0.96m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:17PM0.21m | 8:47AM0.25m | 8:51PM0.27m | 9:25AM0.32m | 9:28PM0.34m | 10:07AM0.40m | 10:09PM0.41m | 10:59AM0.47m | 10:59PM0.47m | 12:02PM0.51m | 00:03AM0.51m | 1:15PM0.50m | 1:18AM0.52m | ||||||
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 | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 11 | N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 19 | NNE 17 | NNW 14 | NW 13 | N 13 |
| kJ | 596 | 509 | 355 | 731 | 846 | 778 | 599 | 363 | 200 | 56 | 47 | 47 | 21 | 9 | 72 | 99 | 5199 | 2866 | 87 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WNW 11 | W 10 | NNE 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | N 11 | N 10 | N 12 | N 15 | N 14 | NNE 16 |
| kJ | 736 | 429 | 332 | 167 | 324 | 227 | 137 | 187 | 130 | 58 | 13 | 3 | — | 9 | 8 | 26 | 115 | 150 | 140 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | S 11 | WNW 13 | W 11 | NNE 16 | NW 7 | S 10 | S 11 | — | — | N 20 | NNE 10 | NE 9 | N 11 | — | N 14 |
| kJ | — | 232 | 184 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 91 | 50 | 13 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 9 | 3 | 21 | — | 106 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 468 | 27 | 22 | 261 | — | — | — | 105 | 151 | 2274 | 3070 | 3345 | 3186 | 3394 | 3217 | 2493 | 1751 | 1376 | 2328 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 138 | 23 | 50 | 24 | 24 | 123 | 960 | 960 | 960 | 960 | 960 | 967 | 960 | 139 | 960 | 50 | 138 | 50 |
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