Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Maceda today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Maceda at 12PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Maceda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 678 | 515 | 418 | 384 | 266 | 375 | 415 | 426 | 377 | 363 | 349 | 364 | 444 | 305 | 257 | 160 | 124 | 96 | 88 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 63 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 12:48PM2.20m | 1:23AM2.12m | 1:40PM2.38m | 2:06AM2.29m | 2:21PM2.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:25AM1.10m | 7:13PM0.95m | 7:23AM0.93m | 7:59PM0.76m | 8:05AM0.74m | 8:36PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | NW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 678 | 515 | 418 | 384 | 266 | 375 | 415 | 426 | 377 | 363 | 349 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 160 | 124 | 96 | 88 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 13 | — | — | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 11 | N 6 | N 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 364 | 444 | 305 | 257 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 186 | 186 | 193 | 186 | 193 | 201 | 180 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 181 | 181 | 0 |
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