Surf Forecasts:
San Miguel - Ponta dos Mosteiros surf forecast from 12 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 14 Oct, 12AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period, NNW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 18 Oct, 6PM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period, WNW swell with 2,791 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 13 Oct, 6AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NW 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 Tuesday (Oct 13) at 6AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 1.1m and 8s. 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 2.4m 16s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 18) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 6s period and expected on Monday (Oct 12) at 3AM.
| Wave Type | Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6AM (Tue 13th Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Wed 14th Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Sun 18th Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for San Miguel - Ponta dos Mosteiros over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the ENE by Mon night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 6 | SW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | NNW 13 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 15 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 135 | 331 | 720 | 606 | 304 | 211 | 736 | 932 | 1110 | 1061 | 1514 | 1048 | 987 | 1409 | 1264 | 943 | 534 | 359 | 288 | 369 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:51AM1.48m | 3:05PM1.45m | 3:24AM1.44m | 3:38PM1.36m | 3:56AM1.37m | 4:12PM1.26m | 4:31AM1.29m | 4:48PM1.15m | 5:10AM1.19m | 5:30PM1.05m | 6:00AM1.10m | 6:28PM0.95m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41PM0.05m | 8:57AM0.10m | 9:11PM0.10m | 9:30AM0.16m | 9:41PM0.18m | 10:05AM0.24m | 10:13PM0.27m | 10:41AM0.33m | 10:48PM0.37m | 11:24AM0.43m | 11:30PM0.46m | 12:22PM0.53m | 00:31AM0.54m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
 | 7:12 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:02 | — |
mm | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | NNW 13 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 15 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | W 10 |
| kJ | 96 | 92 | 720 | 606 | 304 | 211 | 736 | 932 | 1110 | 1061 | 1514 | 1048 | 987 | 1409 | 1264 | 943 | 534 | 359 | 288 | 369 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | N 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | NNW 7 | W 8 | N 10 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | S 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | S 11 | W 8 | W 10 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 123 | 103 | 96 | 41 | 111 | 143 | 31 | 238 | 123 | 77 | 25 | 661 | 594 | 332 | 229 | 128 | 21 | 42 | 165 | 169 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NW 11 | S 13 | N 11 | N 11 | WNW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | NE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | WNW 11 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 18 | 14 | 88 | 81 | 106 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 9 | 22 | 19 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | SW 6 | N 12 | NNW 4 | — | — | SSE 6 | SE 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SW 10 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — |
| kJ | 135 | 331 | 98 | 11 | — | — | 6 | 10 | 49 | 58 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 139 | 34 | 18 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 960 | 960 | 960 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 140 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
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