Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Maceda today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Maceda at 10AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Maceda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 783 | 867 | 1045 | 886 | 862 | 817 | 690 | 690 | 551 | 510 | 419 | 412 | 347 | 359 | 341 | 251 | 186 | 149 | 146 | 491 | 751 | 815 | 1010 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:35AM2.28m | 1:46PM2.57m | 2:10AM2.49m | 2:21PM2.78m | 2:42AM2.68m | 2:53PM2.95m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:33AM0.74m | 8:03PM0.54m | 8:08AM0.53m | 8:35PM0.33m | 8:42AM0.34m | 9:06PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 783 | 867 | 1045 | 886 | 862 | 817 | 690 | 690 | 551 | 510 | 419 | 412 | 347 | 359 | 341 | 251 | 186 | 149 | 143 | 491 | 751 | 815 | 1010 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 21 | WNW 19 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 74 | 60 | 61 | 43 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 146 | 148 | 88 | 90 | 92 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 14 | W 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 107 | 93 | 66 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 49 | 0 | 185 | 198 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 191 | 87 | 68 | 68 | 43 | 43 | 86 | 253 | 382 | 256 | 186 |
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