Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Maceda today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Maceda at 11PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Maceda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
145 | 142 | 189 | 193 | 145 | 148 | 151 | 170 | 167 | 160 | 157 | 118 | 119 | 116 | 237 | 231 | 249 | 284 | 464 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:29PM3.22m | 3:58AM2.95m | 4:13PM3.32m | 4:39AM2.99m | 4:55PM3.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48PM-0.05m | 9:57AM0.06m | 10:30PM-0.11m | 10:38AM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — |
145 | 142 | 189 | 193 | 145 | 148 | 151 | 170 | 167 | 160 | 157 | 72 | 62 | 58 | 237 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | N 8 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 118 | 119 | 116 | 84 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
27 | 38 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 18 | 52 | — | — | — | — | 231 | 249 | 284 | 464 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 256 | 186 | 86 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 256 | 324 | 328 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 568 | 472 | 862 | 343 |
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