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Maycocks surfForecast / Barbados / Barbados
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 17 Dec 2025 ASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Maycocks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Maycocks sea temperature is
27.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Maycocks today?
The current surf forecast for Maycocks at 7AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Maycocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 35 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 43 | 103 | 187 | 218 | 198 | 246 | 186 | 176 | 189 | 183 | 179 | 135 | 130 | 119 | 116 | 112 | 102 | 74 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:35PM 0.70 | 3:18AM 0.57 | 2:11PM 0.71 | 3:53AM 0.57 | 2:47PM 0.73 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:34AM 0.37 | 8:39PM 0.09 | 8:11AM 0.36 | 9:14PM 0.06 | 8:47AM 0.35 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
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