San Miguel - Ponta dos Mosteiros surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

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San Miguel - Ponta dos Mosteiros surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's San Miguel - Ponta dos Mosteiros sea temperature is
16.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

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 (May 23) at 6PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 9s. 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 2.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (May 19) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (May 19) at 9AM.

Wave TypeTime (+00) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 6PM (Sat 23rd May)3ft (0.9m) 8s
Best Surf 9PM (Sun 24th May)5ft (1.5m) 13s
Most Powerful12AM (Tue 19th May)8ft (2.5m) 14s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for San Miguel - Ponta dos Mosteiros over the next 16 days.


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
2.5
NW
14
2.1
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
3
SW
8
3
WSW
9
1.6
WNW
12
2.5
W
11
2
W
10
1.9
W
11
1.4
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.5
W
9
1.4
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
1
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
NW
11
1.6
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
170
273
2756
1359
723
1319
1249
734
1405
873
813
377
225
405
232
172
133
99
76
162
748
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
30
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
0
NW
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
High Tide
3:25PM1.57m
3:50AM1.44m
4:15PM1.53m
4:43AM1.34m
5:09PM1.46m
5:42AM1.23m
6:10PM1.38m
6:48AM1.14m
7:17PM1.31m
8:02AM1.09m
8:28PM1.27m
9:17AM1.08m
9:37PM1.25m
Low Tide
9:09AM0.02m
9:41PM0.04m
9:57AM0.08m
10:36PM0.10m
10:48AM0.17m
11:36PM0.18m
11:45AM0.26m
00:43AM0.26m
12:50PM0.35m
1:56AM0.31m
2:02PM0.40m
3:09AM0.33m
3:16PM0.42m
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heavy rain
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
6:30
6:28
6:28
6:28
6:26
6:26
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8:47
8:49
8:50
8:51
8:52
8:52
8:52
2
28
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
17
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
12
16
16
14
12
10
13
11
11
12
13
14
15
14
16
17
18
17
18
17
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
2.5
NW
14
2.1
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
0.9
NW
11
3
WSW
9
1.6
WNW
12
2.5
W
11
2
W
10
1.9
W
11
1.4
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.5
W
9
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
1
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
NW
11
1.6
NW
12
Energy kJ
167
273
2756
1359
723
194
1249
734
1405
873
813
377
225
405
120
120
133
99
76
162
748
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
WNW
13
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
NW
14
1
NW
12
0.5
NNW
11
0.2
S
17
1.3
NW
11
1.2
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
9
0.2
S
16
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
11
0.7
NW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.8
W
8
0.4
E
8
Energy kJ
13
59
6
12
41
47
278
68
22
382
310
225
225
19
6
9
84
53
37
86
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
12
0.1
S
16
0.2
NNE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
17
0.1
N
10
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
NW
10
0.2
S
15
0.2
N
9
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.2
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
18
7
13
5
12
4
19
23
2
20
20
16
17
7
4
4
9
20
29
25
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.1
SW
5
2
SW
6
3
SW
8
2.1
WSW
9
0.5
S
6
1.5
W
11
0.4
SW
5
1.1
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
Energy kJ
170
132
47
295
1319
671
20
515
7
211
232
172
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
4
4
2
4
1
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
Distance (km)
255
138
23
161
960
960
139
975
139
140
140
23
23
39
23
23
23
0
0
23
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Azores
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
5
4
1
1
4
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
5
4
2
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
4
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Information about the San Miguel - Ponta dos Mosteiros Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for San Miguel - Ponta dos Mosteiros provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at San Miguel - Ponta dos Mosteiros can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our San Miguel - Ponta dos Mosteiros surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (San Miguel - Ponta dos Mosteiros) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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