Macau, China, Macao Special Administrative Region

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Hac Sa Beach - view from Coloane Alto
Macau HacSa Beach. Photo: Iswzo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Macau

Macau is a town in Macau, China, Macao Special Administrative Region. From Macau you can reach 1 surf spot. The nearest is Macau HacSa Beach, a surf spot 8.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 141 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is MFM, 7 km away.

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Staying in Macau

  • 141 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: MFM, 7 km, ZUH, 26 km, Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), 41 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Macau.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Macau: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Macau HacSa Beach8.2 kmabout 15 min by car2 ft12 kJwind from the east, 10 knots, poor2 ft9 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, poor1 ft7 kJwind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, too small1 ft5 kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore, too small1 ft27 kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, too small1 ft37 kJwind from the north, 11 knots, offshore, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the north-north-west, 11 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Macau HacSa Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Macau HacSa Beach, each day
DayScore for beginnersSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct27, poor2 ft4 smushy12kJwind from the east, 10 knots28°C
Mon 19Oct35, poor2 ft4 smushy9kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots27°C
Tue 20Oct18, too small1 ft4 smushy7kJwind from the east-south-east, 9 knots28°C
Wed 21Oct25, too small1 ft4 smushy5kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore31°C
Thu 22Oct23, too small1 ft10 ssoft27kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots30°C
Fri 23Oct32, too small1 ft14 ssoft37kJwind from the north, 11 knots, offshore30°C
Sat 24Oct9, too small1 ft3 smushy1kJwind from the north-north-west, 11 knots, offshore31°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Macau, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Macau

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits