Surf Forecast Surf Report

Macauleys surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 20 Apr 2025 AEST
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Macauleys surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Macauleys sea temperature is
24.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Macauleys today?

The current surf forecast for Macauleys at 12PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (20 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

Table - waves today at Macauleys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.2
S
1.2
S
1
S
1.3
SE
2.1
SE
2.2
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
2.2
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)111110101010101010999910101010566566666988888888888888877778887711117898887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)5054223772902261961671361301018165504947462947435333821011159962257543643688662678694676660692659579406395356346292238238209221217187159147277267512745773618475352242
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
5
SW
10
W
15
W
10
W
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SE
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
5
ESE
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
20
S
15
S
25
SSW
15
SW
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
20
SW
25
SW
40
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassoffoffcrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:11PM
0.82
1:37AM
1.32
2:36PM
0.85
2:45AM
1.36
3:48PM
0.95
3:48AM
1.41
4:46PM
1.09
4:45AM
1.47
5:35PM
1.26
5:37AM
1.50
6:21PM
1.44
6:27AM
1.50
7:05PM
1.60
7:16AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:36AM
0.41
6:33PM
0.45
8:49AM
0.36
7:54PM
0.46
9:51AM
0.27
9:16PM
0.43
10:41AM
0.16
10:27PM
0.34
11:25AM
0.06
11:28PM
0.23
12:06PM
-0.02
12:25AM
0.12
12:45PM
-0.08
1:19AM
0.04
1:25PM
-0.09
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Sunrise6:07-------6:09-------6:09-------6:09-------6:11-------6:11-------6:11-------6:13---
Sunset---5:22-------5:22-------5:21-------5:20-------5:19-------5:17-------5:16-------5:15
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Rain (mm)
-----------121------1----211233343455651-----------15101----4
Temp. °C182326242321201918232523222018171720212220181717182123222121212021212121212019191920212221191817182122211817181716202117
Feels °C (?)172224232322201816212424232016151416182017151414151821201919191819192021212120191921222323191817182021201517191715171711
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