Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machico today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Machico at 3PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Machico. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 91 | 84 | 79 | 79 | 82 | 79 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 78 | 75 | 74 | 93 | 44 | 106 | 106 | 113 | 113 | 124 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:55PM1.46m | 6:17AM1.55m | 6:53PM1.33m | 7:28AM1.45m | 8:24PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:44AM0.56m | 11:48PM0.65m | 12:39PM0.70m | 00:46AM0.77m | 2:05PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 328 | 313 | 79 | 79 | 295 | 241 | 253 | 434 | 427 | 421 | 320 | 309 | 304 | 255 | 226 | 211 | 113 | 113 | 215 | 189 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | ENE 6 | N 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 8 | N 13 | N 13 |
| kJ | 91 | 84 | 222 | 219 | 82 | 79 | 77 | 56 | 27 | 27 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 44 | 108 | 115 | 328 | 269 | 33 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 15 | NW 15 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | N 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | N 8 | N 14 | N 18 | N 17 |
| kJ | 83 | 80 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 113 | 109 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 113 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 33 | 24 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | 75 | 78 | 75 | 74 | 93 | 52 | 106 | 106 | — | — | 124 | 235 | 296 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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