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São Miguel Island tides
São Miguel Island has 96 coastal places, including 23 main ones. All of them show today's tide, from one official station.
Main placesOther places
- Places with tides 96 of 96 11 with a station within 5 mi
- Today's range 4.7 ft at the Ponta Delgada station
- Spring tides Oct 26–28 full moon · with perigee · coef. 102
- Sun 7:03 am–5:48 pm 10 h 45 min of daylight
- Moon 92% · 7:19 pm waning gibbous
- Next phase Last quarter Sun, Nov 1 · 7:29 pm
São Miguel Island at a glance
- Coastal places: 96 (23 main ones and 73 more): 90 towns and cities, 3 beaches, 2 marinas and 1 harbor.
- District: Azores.
- With today's tide: 96 of 96 places (11 with a station within 5 miles and 85 within 31 miles).
- Most used station: Ponta Delgada (TICON-4), for 96 places.
- Tide type: semidiurnal: two high and two low tides a day, of similar height.
- Next spring tides: from October 26 to 28, with a coefficient of up to 102 and the moon near perigee.
- Sun: rises 3 minutes earlier in Senhora da Nazaré than in Várzea, at the two ends of the area.
Main places on São Miguel Island
- Ponta Delgada High tide 2:11 am · 2:32 pm Low tide 8:23 am · 8:41 pm
- Vila Franca do Campo High tide 2:11 am · 2:32 pm Low tide 8:23 am · 8:41 pm
- São Roque High tide 2:11 am · 2:32 pm Low tide 8:23 am · 8:41 pm
- Fajã de Baixo High tide 2:11 am · 2:32 pm Low tide 8:23 am · 8:41 pm
- Ribeira Grande High tide 2:11 am · 2:32 pm Low tide 8:23 am · 8:41 pm
- Água de Pau High tide 2:11 am · 2:32 pm Low tide 8:23 am · 8:41 pm
- Rabo de Peixe High tide 2:11 am · 2:32 pm Low tide 8:23 am · 8:41 pm
- Povoação High tide 2:11 am · 2:32 pm Low tide 8:23 am · 8:41 pm
- Lagoa High tide 2:11 am · 2:32 pm Low tide 8:23 am · 8:41 pm
- Ponta Garça High tide 2:11 am · 2:32 pm Low tide 8:23 am · 8:41 pm
- Rosto de Cão High tide 2:11 am · 2:32 pm Low tide 8:23 am · 8:41 pm
- Fenais da Ajuda High tide 2:11 am · 2:32 pm Low tide 8:23 am · 8:41 pm
- Arrifes High tide 2:11 am · 2:32 pm Low tide 8:23 am · 8:41 pm
- Nordeste High tide 2:11 am · 2:32 pm Low tide 8:23 am · 8:41 pm
- Relva High tide 2:11 am · 2:32 pm Low tide 8:23 am · 8:41 pm
- Ribeira Seca High tide 2:11 am · 2:32 pm Low tide 8:23 am · 8:41 pm
- São Vicente High tide 2:11 am · 2:32 pm Low tide 8:23 am · 8:41 pm
- Fenais da Luz High tide 2:11 am · 2:32 pm Low tide 8:23 am · 8:41 pm
- Cabouco High tide 2:11 am · 2:32 pm Low tide 8:23 am · 8:41 pm
- Maia High tide 2:11 am · 2:32 pm Low tide 8:23 am · 8:41 pm
- Mosteiros High tide 2:11 am · 2:32 pm Low tide 8:23 am · 8:41 pm
- Praia Vinha D'Areia High tide 2:11 am · 2:32 pm Low tide 8:23 am · 8:41 pm
- Praia do Fogo High tide 2:11 am · 2:32 pm Low tide 8:23 am · 8:41 pm
The other 73 places on São Miguel Island
In alphabetical order. Each one with today's tides, sun and moon.
- Achada (Nordeste)
- Achadinha
- Agrião
- Água de Alto
- Água Retorta
- Algarvia
- Amoreiras
- Assamada
- Boa Vista
- Bretanha
- Burguete
- Caloura
- Candelária (Ponta Delgada)
- Capelas
- Clemente da Costa
- Conceição (Nordeste)
- Criação
- Faial da Terra
- Fajã do Araújo
- Fajã do Calhau
- Farroupo
- Feteira Grande
- Feteira Pequena
- Feteiras
- Ginetes
- Glória
- Lameiro (Ribeira Grande)
- Laseira
- Livramento
- Lomba da Cruz
- Lomba da Maia
- Lomba da Pedreira
- Lomba das Fagundes
- Lomba de Baixo
- Lomba de São Pedro
- Lomba do Cavaleiro
- Lomba do Moio
- Lomba dos Pós
- Marina Pero de Teive
- Marina Ponta Delgada
- Nordestinho
- Pedreira
- Pico Vermelho
- Pilar
- Pisões
- Porto da Calheta
- Porto Formoso
- Praia
- Ribeira Chã
- Ribeira das Tainhas
- Ribeira Funda (Ribeira Grande)
- Ribeira Quente
- Ribeira Seca (Vila Franca do Campo)
- Ribeira Seca do Porto
- Ribeirinha (Ribeira Grande)
- Salga
- Sanguinho
- Santa Ana
- Santo António (Ponta Delgada)
- Santo António (Povoação)
- São Jorge
- São Pedro
- Senhora d’Ajuda
- Senhora da Nazaré
- Senhora da Piedade
- Senhora da Vida
- Senhora do Rosário
- Senhora dos Remédios (Ponta Delgada)
- Socorro
- Terra Chã
- Trinta Reis
- Várzea
- Viola Beach
Questions about the tides on São Miguel Island
What time is high tide today on São Miguel Island?
Today, at the Ponta Delgada station, used by 96 places on São Miguel Island, high tide is at 2:11 am (5.6 ft) and 2:32 pm (5.4 ft), and low tide at 8:23 am and 8:41 pm. It can change by a few minutes from place to place: check each place's page.
When are the next spring tides on São Miguel Island?
From October 26 to 28, after the new or full moon, with the moon near perigee, so they will be bigger than usual. At the Ponta Delgada station the coefficient will reach 102.
How many tides a day are there on São Miguel Island?
The tide is semidiurnal: two high and two low tides a day, of similar height. Each high tide comes about 50 minutes later than the day before.
What time are sunrise and sunset today on São Miguel Island?
In the middle of the area, the sun rises at 7:03 am and sets at 5:48 pm: 10 h 45 min of daylight. In Senhora da Nazaré it rises 3 minutes earlier than in Várzea.
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Understanding tides
Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). How we calculate the tide