
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Maceda today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Maceda at 9AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Maceda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 54 | 58 | 54 | 48 | 160 | 247 | 499 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:18PM2.16m | 10:56AM2.17m | 11:31PM2.07m | 12:07PM2.19m | 00:42AM2.10m | 1:09PM2.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30AM0.97m | 5:15PM1.02m | 5:41AM1.02m | 6:30PM0.98m | 6:48AM0.98m | 7:30PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — |
13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 39 | 54 | 58 | 54 | 48 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 9 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | NNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — |
16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 23 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | W 8 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 27 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 160 | 247 | 499 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 53 | 49 | 254 | 472 | 472 | 254 | 68 | 49 | 53 | 53 | 254 | 265 | 386 | 339 | 381 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1182 | 1155 | 397 | 358 |
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