Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Maceda today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Maceda at 11AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Maceda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 9 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 35 | 67 | 72 | 49 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 16 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:30AM2.77m | 6:47PM3.04m | 7:15AM2.63m | 7:33PM2.81m | 8:02AM2.48m | 8:21PM2.56m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:27PM0.26m | 1:05AM0.24m | 1:13PM0.42m | 1:49AM0.44m | 2:01PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 4 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 67 | 72 | 49 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 16 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 5 | WNW 8 | W 10 | WNW 8 | W 4 | WNW 7 | W 9 | NW 6 | W 4 | W 4 | NNW 6 | W 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | W 19 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | NW 10 | WNW 7 | W 9 | WNW 7 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 4 | W 8 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 14 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 550 | 381 | 1155 | 1581 | 1182 | 1155 | 105 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 233 | 238 | 324 | 51 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 0 | 472 | 191 | 105 | 0 |
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