Macaronis 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 2.79° S 99.98° E

Issued: 6 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Macaronis sea temperature is

28.9°C

Macaronis surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Macaronis today (18 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Macaronis at 10AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WIB) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	15s
Afternoon (18 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	15s
Evening (18 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	14s

Table - waves today at Macaronis. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 18							Monday 19								Tuesday 20
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	729	791	750	730	807	1204	1393	874	1034	2271	2271	2214	1850	1873	1622	1647	1578	1415	1336	1189	1155	994	965
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	S	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide				10:14AM0.45m				10:49PM0.73m				12:09PM0.43m				00:12AM0.70m					2:22PM0.49m
Low Tide		4:48AM0.28m			3:23PM0.29m					6:13AM0.32m				4:21PM0.37m					7:56AM0.31m			6:27PM0.42m


	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—
mm	1	1	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	2	1	—	—
Temp °C	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27
Feels °C	28	28	28	29	28	29	29	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
kJ	729	791	750	730	807	1204	1393	874	1034	2271	2271	2214	1850	1873	1622	1647	1578	1415	1336	1189	1155	994	965
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	SW 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	SE 6	SW 11	S 26	SW 24	SSW 24
kJ	5	5	81	5	5	75	295	596	943	21	20	20	17	57	16	16	16	4	7	5	13	22	54
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 19	S 14	SW 10	SW 10	—	—	—	S 15	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	S 14	S 14	—	S 13	S 13
kJ	—	—	—	4	4	4	7	4	24	4	—	—	—	17	5	5	5	5	4	4	—	4	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 11	S 11	SE 7	SE 7	S 10	SE 7	SE 4	SE 4	SE 7	SE 7	—	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 3	ESE 4	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6
kJ	94	97	94	284	277	36	27	120	27	13	11	37	29	—	16	16	16	7	5	14	14	14	14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Pitstops Mentawi Islands	Hideaways (Mentawi Islands) Mentawi Islands	Scarecrows Mentawi Islands	Bommie Peak Mentawi Islands	Hilisataro Nias	Pantai Air Manis Sumatra - Mainland	Pantai Air Manis Sumatra - Mainland	Beng Beng Mentawi Islands	Telescopes Mentawi Islands	Scarecrows Mentawi Islands	Green Bush Mentawi Islands	Bommie Peak Mentawi Islands	Bommie Peak Mentawi Islands	Bommie Peak Mentawi Islands	Green Bush Mentawi Islands	Green Bush Mentawi Islands	Green Bush Mentawi Islands	Green Bush Mentawi Islands	Green Bush Mentawi Islands	Bommie Peak Mentawi Islands	Bommie Peak Mentawi Islands	Bommie Peak Mentawi Islands	Green Bush Mentawi Islands
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4
Distance (km)	133	128	87	25	445	204	204	134	95	87	10	25	25	25	10	10	10	10	10	25	25	25	10
Best forecast wave conditions in Mentawi Islands	Beng Beng	Beng Beng	Rifles (Kandui Right)	Bommie Peak				Beng Beng	Hideaways (Mentawi Islands)	Beng Beng	Rifles (Kandui Right)	Rifles (Kandui Right)	Rifles (Kandui Right)	Beng Beng	Beng Beng	Beng Beng	Rifles (Kandui Right)	Rifles (Kandui Right)	Nipussi (Nyang-Nyang)	Hideaways (Mentawi Islands)	Hideaways (Mentawi Islands)	Telescopes	Rags Right
Rating (10 max)	2	3	4	4				4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Indonesia	Benkunqut Sumatra - Mainland	Keusik Luhur Java - Central	Benkunqut Sumatra - Mainland	Uluwatu Bali - The Bukit	Super Suck Sumbawa	Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko) Lombok - West	Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko) Lombok - West	Super Suck Sumbawa	Super Suck Sumbawa	The Wedge (Raijua) Timor	Impossibles Bali - The Bukit	Savu Left Timor	Savu Left Timor	Ndana Timor	Ndana Timor	Ndana Timor	Ndana Timor	Ndana Timor	Ndana Timor	Savu Left Timor	Peanuts Timor	Savu Left Timor	Thailand Simeulue Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Nugget Point New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Nugget Point New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Albatross South Africa	Asu Indonesia	Trial Harbour Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Lebu Chile	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Calicoan Island ABCD Beach Philippines	Cyclops Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	7	5	4	4	4	4	5	9	4	5	5	6	6	7	6	5	5	5	5	6

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