Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Maceda today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Maceda at 3AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Maceda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 64 | 62 | 49 | 46 | 25 | 23 | 47 | 175 | 191 | 192 | 246 | 266 | 318 | 203 | 161 | 97 | 152 | 235 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:21PM2.58m | 2:42AM2.46m | 2:55PM2.77m | 3:15AM2.61m | 3:27PM2.92m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36PM0.57m | 8:41AM0.55m | 9:09PM0.39m | 9:13AM0.39m | 9:40PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | 78 | 64 | 62 | 49 | 46 | 25 | 8 | 47 | 1 | 191 | 192 | 246 | 266 | 227 | 203 | 161 | 97 | 152 | 235 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 5 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 20 | 28 | 21 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 9 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | NW 8 | WSW 9 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 23 | 31 | 175 | — | — | — | — | 318 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 191 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 82 | 265 | 268 | 264 | 191 | 0 | 34 | 181 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 0 |
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