Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Maceda today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Maceda at 2PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Maceda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | NW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 392 | 383 | 410 | 608 | 527 | 458 | 288 | 215 | 134 | 110 | 107 | 84 | 78 | 79 | 66 | 53 | 51 | 19 | 12 | 107 | 232 | 251 | 246 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:23AM2.12m | 1:40PM2.38m | 2:06AM2.29m | 2:21PM2.58m | 2:42AM2.46m | 2:55PM2.77m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23AM0.93m | 7:59PM0.76m | 8:05AM0.74m | 8:36PM0.57m | 8:41AM0.55m | 9:09PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | NW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 392 | 383 | 410 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 288 | 215 | 134 | 110 | 107 | 84 | 78 | 79 | 66 | 53 | 51 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 232 | 251 | 246 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | N 7 | N 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 6 | W 6 | WNW 9 | NW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSW 4 | SW 6 | W 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 16 | 608 | 527 | 458 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 107 | 166 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 186 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 181 | 82 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 265 | 264 | 542 | 201 | 0 |
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