Conditions at Praia das Macas in July
July: Peak Summer Flatness
July is the crux of the summer lull. Average swell height bottoms out at 1.4m (4.6ft) with a period of just 8.5s - the shortest of the year. The swells that arrive are overwhelmingly from the NNW (54.2%) and NW (33.0%), with WNW (9.2%) and W (1.3%) making up the rest. These are typically short-period, locally generated windswells that break softly and inconsistently on the exposed beach.
Ideal wind plummets to a yearly low of 3%. The infamous summer regime of strong NNW winds is in full force, blowing 65.2% of the time, often at 20-40kph. This creates rough, bumpy, blown-out conditions more often than not. There are still rare clean windows when SW (1.5%) or WSW (2.2%) winds appear, usually early in the morning. Water temperature reaches 17.9°C, air averages 20.2°C (14.0-33.9°C), and rainfall is negligible at 0.15mm/day. Summer surf at Praia das Macas is a patience game.
Average Spot conditions at Praia das Macas in July
Swell history for July
Wind history for July
Swell quality
Analyze the groundswell consistency at Praia das Macas during July. Based on historical data, there is a % probability of groundswell occurring this month. The chart below provides a detailed breakdown of the average wave height distribution, offering deep insights into the swell quality and surf potential you can expect at Praia das Macas for your next trip in July.
Ground swell
Ground swell by size
Wind conditions
Evaluate the wind and swell alignment at Praia das Macas for July. Our analysis shows that favorable offshore or side-shore winds coincide with surfable swell approximately % of the time. The accompanying graph illustrates the average size distribution of waves during these optimal wind windows at Praia das Macas.