Playa del Macao Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.78° N 68.55° W

Playa del Macao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa del Macao sea temperature is
29.0° C
0.5° 

Playa del Macao surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Playa del Macao today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa del Macao at 8AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

Table - waves today at Playa del Macao. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
9
1
E
6
0.7
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
326
289
240
235
194
190
158
186
210
69
68
136
108
108
112
137
42
45
34
33
33
35
32
34
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:39PM0.49m
12:30PM0.56m
00:18AM0.44m
1:24PM0.55m
00:56AM0.39m
2:19PM0.54m
Low Tide
5:52AM0.10m
6:49PM0.20m
6:32AM0.09m
7:53PM0.22m
7:13AM0.09m
8:58PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:00
6:59
6:59
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
28
29
29
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
29
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
29
29
28
27
Feels °C
31
30
30
30
29
29
29
29
29
30
30
29
31
30
29
29
29
29
28
30
31
30
32
30
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