Surf Forecasts:
San Miguel - Ponta dos Mosteiros surf forecast from 19 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 23 Aug, 3PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period, NNE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 23 Aug, 6AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period, NE swell with 679 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 23 Aug, 3PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s 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 Sunday (Aug 23) at 3PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 9s period. 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 2.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 9s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 23) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3PM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 3PM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for San Miguel - Ponta dos Mosteiros over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri night, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | N 6 | N 11 | N 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | N 10 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 34 | 35 | 41 | 38 | 37 | 178 | 146 | 174 | 167 | 167 | 466 | 232 | 169 | 186 | 72 | 45 | 74 | 45 | 32 | 126 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:52PM1.08m | 7:29AM1.05m | 8:00PM0.98m | 8:53AM1.00m | 9:36PM0.95m | 10:26AM1.03m | 11:01PM0.99m | 11:33AM1.11m | 11:56PM1.07m | 12:19PM1.21m | 00:37AM1.15m | 12:56PM1.31m | 1:12AM1.24m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:38PM0.44m | 1:04AM0.47m | 1:43PM0.54m | 2:14AM0.55m | 3:19PM0.58m | 3:50AM0.56m | 4:54PM0.55m | 5:09AM0.50m | 5:54PM0.47m | 6:01AM0.42m | 6:36PM0.38m | 6:40AM0.32m | 7:11PM0.28m | ||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
 | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 6 | N 11 | N 10 | S 15 | NW 8 | N 10 | N 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | S 12 |
| kJ | 145 | 110 | 88 | 67 | 66 | 37 | 178 | 146 | 157 | 167 | 167 | 318 | 387 | 169 | 153 | 166 | 116 | 103 | 77 | 59 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | N 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | WSW 8 | N 11 | S 14 | S 13 | NNE 9 | S 13 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | WNW 4 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 35 | 34 | 35 | 41 | 29 | 47 | 26 | 17 | 22 | 88 | 103 | 92 | 232 | 54 | 186 | 72 | 45 | 74 | 45 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | W 9 | S 15 | W 9 | W 9 | NE 6 | S 15 | W 5 | WSW 7 | S 13 | W 7 | ENE 10 | S 12 | NNE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | NNE 9 | W 4 |
| kJ | 37 | 35 | 81 | 81 | 38 | 116 | 37 | 39 | 9 | 109 | 8 | 10 | 89 | 8 | 35 | 26 | 19 | 26 | 25 | 32 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | N 5 | — | — | — | W 3 | NW 9 | — | NE 5 | NE 9 | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — | W 3 | WNW 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 58 | 20 | — | 25 | — | — | — | 2 | 174 | — | 35 | 466 | — | 355 | — | — | — | 5 | 25 | 22 | 126 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 255 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 36 | 138 | 965 | 123 |
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