Surf Climatology
Best Time to Surf Rabo de Peixe
São Miguel, Azores
Rabo de Peixe is a surf break in São Miguel, Azores, and this page shows the time of year when it usually gets the most surf. The figures are three years of offshore wave data, 2022 to 2024, averaged month by month at the nearest offshore point. The peak surf season at Rabo de Peixe is Mar & Nov, when the average offshore swell is at its biggest.
Peak surf season: Mar & Nov.
Based on the 3-year average offshore wave height, 2022–2024.
Best time to visit
3-year monthly avg · offshore significant wave height · 2022–2024
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Peak monthsThis monthOff-peakTap a bar for details.
Jan: 8.5ft average swell at 9.2 s from the NNW.
Feb: 8.4ft average swell at 9.6 s from the NNW.
Mar: 10.6ft average swell at 9.6 s from the NW.
Apr: 7.8ft average swell at 8.5 s from the NW.
May: 5.3ft average swell at 7.4 s from the NNW.
Jun: 5.1ft average swell at 6.8 s from the N.
Jul: 4.0ft average swell at 6.6 s from the N.
Aug: 4.2ft average swell at 7.1 s from the N.
Sep: 6.0ft average swell at 8 s from the NNW.
Oct: 8.3ft average swell at 8.7 s from the NNW.
Nov: 9.4ft average swell at 9.5 s from the NW.
Dec: 8.9ft average swell at 9.1 s from the NNW.
Offshore significant wave height (Hs) from Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 2022–2024, at 38.0°, -25.5°.
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