Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Maceda today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Maceda at 5PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Maceda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 111 | 79 | 60 | 57 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 33 | 30 | 48 | 47 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 117 | 284 | 354 | 345 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:14AM2.56m | 7:33PM2.50m | 7:56AM2.38m | 8:20PM2.24m | 8:48AM2.20m | 9:22PM2.03m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:17PM0.58m | 1:39AM0.69m | 2:02PM0.80m | 2:24AM0.92m | 3:01PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 111 | 79 | 60 | 57 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 33 | 21 | 11 | 33 | 30 | 48 | 47 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 117 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 12 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 11 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 3 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 20 | 19 | 7 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 284 | 354 | 345 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 97 | 191 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 181 | 181 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 187 | 207 | 318 | 207 |
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