
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Maceda today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Maceda at 5PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Maceda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
411 | 389 | 347 | 268 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 216 | 341 | 325 | 319 | 337 | 320 | 283 | 223 | 314 | 268 | 264 | 246 | 157 | 329 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:52AM2.03m | 11:49PM1.92m | 12:14PM2.16m | 00:52AM2.09m | 1:07PM2.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:32PM1.13m | 5:50AM1.15m | 6:43PM0.97m | 6:51AM0.96m | 7:28PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||
7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 |
411 | 389 | 347 | 268 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 216 | 341 | 325 | 319 | 337 | 320 | 283 | 223 | 314 | 268 | 264 | 246 | 157 | 126 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | — | W 20 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 |
3 | 3 | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | — | 8 | 69 | 329 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 |
— | — | 2 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 28 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 86 | 101 | 82 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 216 | 49 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 185 | 86 | 82 |
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