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Maceda surfForecast / Beira / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 14 Dec 2025 WETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Maceda surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Maceda sea temperature is
15.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Maceda today?
The current surf forecast for Maceda at 1PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Maceda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1306 | 1306 | 1306 | 1733 | 1941 | 1941 | 1830 | 1730 | 1541 | 1379 | 1512 | 1605 | 2028 | 4046 | 3665 | 4230 | 6575 | 6168 | 6326 | 6054 | 5191 | 4272 | 3618 | 3128 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:47AM 2.29 | 11:24PM 2.28 | 11:42AM 2.31 | 12:11AM 2.39 | 12:31PM 2.36 | 12:53AM 2.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:07PM 0.80 | 5:33AM 0.86 | 5:55PM 0.76 | 6:22AM 0.77 | 6:37PM 0.70 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
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