Surf Forecasts:
Praia das Macas surf forecast from 6 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 9 Nov, 3AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 10 Nov, 6AM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period, WSW swell with 9,651 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 7 Nov, 3AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Praia das Macas this week:
The surf forecast for Praia das Macas over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Nov 07) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Praia das Macas in the next 16 days are 5.0m 15s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Nov 10) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.1m 7s period and expected on Sunday (Nov 08) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Sat 7th Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Mon 9th Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Tue 10th Nov) | 16ft (5.0m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Praia das Macas over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Sun night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue night, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 7 | WNW 10 | SSW 6 | WNW 14 | WNW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 14 | W 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 174 | 105 | 167 | 39 | 40 | 68 | 202 | 196 | 1367 | 2131 | 2602 | 3366 | 8259 | 4254 | 2316 | 2091 | 2143 | 2115 | 1465 | 1400 | 992 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:25PM2.69m | 00:51AM2.66m | 1:06PM2.73m | 1:27AM2.75m | 1:43PM2.74m | 2:01AM2.79m | 2:19PM2.70m | 2:34AM2.80m | 2:53PM2.64m | 3:07AM2.75m | 3:28PM2.54m | 3:41AM2.67m | 4:04PM2.42m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40PM0.29m | 6:57AM0.35m | 7:15PM0.26m | 7:34AM0.28m | 7:48PM0.26m | 8:08AM0.25m | 8:20PM0.29m | 8:43AM0.26m | 8:52PM0.35m | 9:17AM0.32m | 9:25PM0.44m | 9:53AM0.42m | 9:59PM0.55m | ||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
 | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:27 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 2 | 8 | — | 2 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | NW 10 | SSW 6 | WNW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 18 | W 14 | W 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 174 | 105 | 167 | 67 | 25 | 57 | 202 | 196 | 61 | 65 | 19 | 58 | 8259 | 4254 | 2316 | 2091 | 2143 | 2115 | 1465 | 1400 | 992 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | N 6 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | S 13 | SW 8 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 56 | 39 | 14 | 47 | 3 | 71 | 46 | — | — | — | 848 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 11 | N 6 | NW 12 | S 10 | WNW 14 | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 68 | — | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | SW 8 | — | SSW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 40 | 69 | 165 | 392 | 1367 | 2131 | 2602 | 3366 | — | — | — | 255 | — | 51 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 265 | 426 | 426 | 433 | 504 | 436 | 462 | 507 | 62 | 127 | 436 | 62 | 62 | 14 | 14 |
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