Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa del Macao today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa del Macao at 4AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Playa del Macao. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
34 | 33 | 33 | 74 | 67 | 52 | 50 | 69 | 71 | 113 | 158 | 198 | 173 | 132 | 148 | 71 | 56 | 58 | 141 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:19PM0.54m | 1:37AM0.35m | 3:16PM0.53m | 2:21AM0.32m | 4:14PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:58PM0.23m | 7:58AM0.09m | 10:04PM0.24m | 8:47AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 6 | NE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 8 |
33 | 33 | 33 | 39 | 67 | 52 | 23 | 34 | 44 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 31 | 30 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSE 6 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — |
14 | 12 | 19 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 17 | 17 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | N 6 | SE 5 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 8 | NNE 8 | — | E 13 | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — |
3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 21 | — | 4 | — | 16 | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | 5 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
34 | 27 | 27 | 74 | — | — | 50 | 69 | 71 | 113 | 158 | 198 | 173 | 132 | 148 | 71 | 56 | 58 | 141 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 287 | 287 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 287 | 1056 | 426 | 144 | 151 | 0 | 151 | 187 | 287 | 924 | 787 | 426 | 151 |
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