Surf Forecasts:
San Miguel - Ponta dos Mosteiros surf forecast from 8 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 14 Nov, 8AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period, NNE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 8 Nov, 5PM (local time) - 23ft (7.0m), 12s period, NW swell with 12,485 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 14 Nov, 8AM (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 Saturday (Nov 14) at 8AM. 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 7.0m 12s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Nov 08) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 9s period and expected on Sunday (Nov 08) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Sat 14th Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Sat 14th Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sun 8th Nov) | 23ft (7.0m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for San Miguel - Ponta dos Mosteiros over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, 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 Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | ||||||||||||||
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) | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | N 11 | NNE 11 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | NNE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 534 | 530 | 4439 | 12485 | 9802 | 4465 | 3137 | 2989 | 2697 | 2258 | 1938 | 1420 | 1175 | 969 | 867 | 976 | 481 | 380 | 573 | 424 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 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 | 3:28PM1.15m | 3:51AM1.24m | |||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 9:25AM0.32m | 9:28PM0.34m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:32 | — |
mm | 1 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | N 11 | NNE 11 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 534 | 110 | 78 | 85 | 56 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 70 | 254 | 969 | 867 | 976 | 481 | 380 | 573 | 424 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | WNW 14 | S 12 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | N 13 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 33 | 105 | 25 | — | 37 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 67 | 200 | 229 | 212 | 171 | 117 | 84 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SSW 6 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 33 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 18 | 73 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 530 | 4439 | 12485 | 9802 | 4465 | 3137 | 2989 | 2697 | 2258 | 1938 | 1420 | 1175 | 468 | 304 | — | 8 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 991 | 991 | 1515 | 995 | 991 | 991 | 975 | 960 | 960 | 960 | 1359 | 991 | 981 | 50 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
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