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Machico surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 30 Nov 2025 WETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Machico surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Machico sea temperature is
21.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Machico today?
The current surf forecast for Machico at 12PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 30). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Nov) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Machico. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wed 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 131 | 116 | 134 | 134 | 145 | 153 | 135 | 94 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:20AM 1.77 | 10:06PM 1.72 | 10:20AM 1.87 | 10:59PM 1.87 | 11:16AM 1.97 | 11:49PM 2.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:03AM 0.59 | 3:47PM 0.35 | 4:07AM 0.46 | 4:41PM 0.23 | 5:04AM 0.31 | 5:31PM 0.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wed 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
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