Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa del Macao today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 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 4PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 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 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 80 | 83 | 92 | 192 | 232 | 198 | 148 | 148 | 102 | 71 | 71 | 162 | 157 | 108 | 91 | 80 | 64 | 56 | 71 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:16PM0.53m | 2:21AM0.32m | 4:14PM0.52m | 3:13AM0.31m | 5:10PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04PM0.24m | 8:47AM0.10m | 11:06PM0.24m | 9:39AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | SE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 19 | 31 | 9 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | — | 13 | 19 | 19 | — | 16 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | — | SSE 6 | NNE 8 | — | NE 7 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | NNE 7 | — | — | NE 8 | N 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 10 | — |
| kJ | 21 | — | 3 | 6 | — | 14 | — | — | 14 | 13 | 17 | 5 | — | — | 16 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 64 | 80 | 83 | 92 | 192 | 232 | 198 | 148 | 148 | 102 | 71 | 71 | 162 | 157 | 108 | 91 | 80 | 64 | 56 | 71 | 69 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 155 | 187 | 1056 | 1003 | 142 | 144 | 151 | 151 | 121 | 924 | 924 | 787 | 787 | 151 | 82 | 82 | 117 | 287 | 151 | 287 |
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