La Machacona 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.03° N 16.57° W

Issued: 12 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's La Machacona sea temperature is

22.7° C

La Machacona surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at La Machacona today (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for La Machacona at 6PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	6s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s
Evening (21 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	7s

Table - waves today at La Machacona. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Tue 21					Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 8	NE 7	NE 6	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 8	NE 7	NE 8	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	196	204	268	223	204	205	340	151	330	110	167	209	247	136	109	113	85	253	116	196	172
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	7:15AM1.50m				7:35PM1.51m				8:14AM1.42m				8:41PM1.39m				9:26AM1.39m
Low Tide			1:15PM0.59m				1:53AM0.59m				2:24PM0.67m				2:59AM0.67m				3:47PM0.70m


	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	9:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:00	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	25	24	24	23	22	22	22	24	25	25	24	24	24	24	22	26	27	26	25	24
Feels °C	20	22	20	21	20	21	21	21	22	23	22	21	22	22	21	19	23	22	23	22	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	NE 8	SSW 13	NE 7	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	NE 6	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11
kJ	90	59	57	80	76	76	169	54	137	43	42	43	45	48	49	48	28	58	27	25	24
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 12	NW 10	SSW 13	NW 10	NW 10	WNW 9	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 4	WNW 4	NW 9	SSW 12	S 16	WNW 5	WNW 5
kJ	1	1	1	5	1	1	78	4	54	4	4	9	2	2	2	1	3	28	5	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	NW 8	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 10	WNW 10	S 8	NW 10	SW 8	S 8	NW 4	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	S 18	S 17	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9
kJ	2	3	5	5	4	4	10	1	4	2	1	1	3	3	3	3	6	24	3	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 8	NE 7	NE 6	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 8	NE 7	NE 8	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	196	204	268	223	204	205	340	151	330	110	167	209	247	136	109	113	85	253	116	196	172
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	14	17	17	17	17	9	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Best forecast wave conditions in Tenerife	Punta Blanca - k16	Punta Blanca - k16	Punta Blanca - k16	La Derecha del Cartel	La Derecha del Cartel	La Derecha del Cartel	La Derecha del Cartel	La Derecha del Cartel	Punta Blanca - k16	La Derecha del Cartel	Punta Blanca - k16	EL Chalet (Alcala)	La Derecha del Cartel	La Derecha del Cartel	La Derecha del Cartel	La Derecha del Cartel	Punta Blanca - k16	La Derecha del Cartel	Playa de las Americas	La Derecha del Cartel	La Derecha del Cartel
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Africa)	Punta Blanca - k16 Tenerife	Punta Blanca - k16 Tenerife	Punta Blanca - k16 Tenerife	La Derecha del Cartel Tenerife	Playa de Penarrubia Asturias	La Nora Asturias	Playa de Tapia Asturias	La Paloma Asturias	La Paloma Asturias	La Derecha del Cartel Tenerife	Punta Blanca - k16 Tenerife	Playa de San Juan Asturias	Playa Tenrero Asturias	Sopico Cantabria	Playa de Laga Pais Vasco	Playa de Laga Pais Vasco	Punta Blanca - k16 Tenerife	La Derecha del Cartel Tenerife	Playa de la Concha Cantabria	La Derecha del Cartel Tenerife	Cabo Lastres Asturias
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	8	5	6	4	4	4	4	4	6	9

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