Machico surf break

Machico surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 18 Aug 2025 WEST
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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
23.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Machico today?

The current surf forecast for Machico at 9PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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

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Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.5
NE
1.5
NE
1.6
NE
Period(s) (?)677666666661616166666666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)147144147144182153119169132123132656785137141143160160164228228255289
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:18PM
1.55
11:48AM
1.72
12:28AM
1.65
12:48PM
1.88
1:20AM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:01PM
0.55
5:28AM
0.57
6:17PM
0.43
6:33AM
0.46
7:13PM
0.29
7:21AM
0.33
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Sunrise------7:31-------7:33-------7:33-
Sunset-8:49-------8:47-------8:46------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232221212121212222222121212121222222202020212122
Feels °C (?)232121212120202021222020202120202021191920212122
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Madeira

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Machico (moderate winds from the N at Funchal/S.catarina 3 km from Machico). 0.4m 9s swell from the E to make surfable waves.

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2 h 7 min ago

22 km/h
N
Cross-Off
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