Machico 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.71° N 16.76° W

Issued: 12 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Machico sea temperature is

23.3° C

Machico 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 Machico today (17 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Machico at 8AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	6s
Afternoon (17 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	6s
Evening (17 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	19s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sunday 19
	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	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	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	S 11	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	SSW 19	SSW 19	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	SSW 19	E 6	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	NE 6	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	2	10	12	12	17	15	17	37	37	37	37	36	35	32	61	61	61	46	39	29	28	28	50	50
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore 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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			4:42AM1.97m				4:58PM2.24m				5:27AM1.89m				5:43PM2.12m				6:11AM1.79m				6:28PM1.95m
Low Tide	10:34PM-0.02m				10:38AM0.13m				11:19PM0.07m				11:22AM0.21m				00:02AM0.19m				12:06PM0.33m


	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:14	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	21	21	21	22	22	22	21	20	20	20	21	22	22	22	21	20	20	20	22	22	23	22	22
Feels °C	23	21	21	21	22	21	22	21	19	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	21	21	22	21	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	NNE 8	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 12	E 5	E 6	SSW 18	ENE 6	E 6	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	13	13	12	12	17	15	17	24	16	37	37	14	29	32	61	34	32	30	30	29	26	25	50	50
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 7	ESE 6	NNE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 19	SSW 11	SSW 18	N 6	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 11	S 11	S 10	E 7	N 6	S 10	S 10
kJ	9	7	12	11	11	10	10	37	37	14	14	36	13	31	2	61	61	12	9	8	4	1	8	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	N 7	N 7	N 6	SSW 19	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	NW 8	N 6	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8
kJ	2	10	9	9	9	14	13	11	11	3	4	3	35	10	9	9	9	3	2	3	3	3	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 3	N 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	NNE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	N 4	N 4	ENE 6	N 6	N 6	NE 6	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	2	11	13	8	8	8	8	8	9	27	27	28	5	5	36	10	10	46	39	28	28	28	38	36
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	44	44	516	688	561	498	498	35	15	15	35	469	516	32	24	24	24	24	35	44	44	32	15	15
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Rating (10 max)	1	1						1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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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	1	1
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