Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Maceda today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Maceda at 9PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Maceda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 238 | 192 | 189 | 328 | 147 | 170 | 383 | 399 | 531 | 499 | 377 | 305 | 231 | 163 | 114 | 95 | 76 | 57 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:22PM2.03m | 10:00AM2.08m | 10:51PM1.93m | 11:32AM2.07m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01PM1.01m | 3:26AM1.10m | 4:27PM1.13m | 4:57AM1.17m | 6:05PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 8 | WNW 8 | NW 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 51 | 23 | 77 | 147 | 156 | 383 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 377 | 305 | 231 | 163 | 114 | 95 | 76 | 57 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 15 | — | — | — | W 10 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 125 | 170 | 8 | — | — | — | 48 | 26 | 47 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 16 | W 16 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 12 | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 16 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 9 | — | — | NW 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 238 | 192 | 189 | 328 | — | — | 147 | 399 | 531 | 499 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 186 | 255 | 339 | 318 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 512 | 382 | 324 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 181 | 191 |
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