Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machico today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Machico at 2PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Machico. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 16 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 87 | 87 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 127 | 93 | 105 | 109 | 130 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 196 | 194 | 211 | 233 | 266 | 282 | 289 | 289 | 309 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
High Tide | 4:18AM2.00m | 4:32PM2.10m | 4:54AM1.95m | 5:10PM1.99m | 5:33AM1.86m | 5:53PM1.84m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18AM0.14m | 10:42PM0.12m | 10:55AM0.21m | 11:19PM0.22m | 11:37AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | N 10 | NNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | SSW 15 | NNW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 70 | 47 | 26 | 80 | 81 | 43 | 28 | 71 | 25 | 130 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 196 | 193 | 186 | 172 | 167 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | NW 9 | SSW 16 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | S 16 | SSW 15 | NNW 8 | SSW 14 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 8 |
| kJ | 51 | 21 | 81 | 26 | 28 | 127 | 74 | 25 | 67 | 64 | 55 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | SSW 16 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | N 12 | SSW 18 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 7 | S 8 | — | N 11 | W 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 10 | N 10 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 9 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 85 | 30 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 64 | 24 | 40 | 10 | 1 | — | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 87 | 87 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 93 | 93 | 105 | 109 | 112 | 132 | 141 | 170 | 175 | 180 | 194 | 211 | 233 | 266 | 282 | 289 | 289 | 309 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 |
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