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Macaronis
Mentawai Islands, Indonesiareef breakleftFaces SW2.780°S, 99.975°E

Buoys near Macaronis

The closest wave buoy is NDBC 23008, 1,979 km NNW of the break — too far to read Macaronis directly, so this is a forecast-only coast: the rating comes from the NOAA GFS-Wave model sampled at the spot, and the buoys below are context for the wider ocean, not a live read on the lineup.

Stations are ranked by how much they tell you about Macaronis, not just by distance: a buoy sitting upstream — in the direction the swell comes from (about SW here) — registers a new swell before it reaches the break, so it earns a lead time; a buoy behind an island is marked as shadowed; stale reports rank below fresh ones. Readings are the latest public NOAA observations and refresh hourly.

Forecast-only coast

No active NOAA station reports within 1,000 km of Macaronis. The nearest instruments are listed below for context on the wider ocean, but nothing here reads the lineup. PierMonkey rates Macaronis from the NOAA GFS-Wave model sampled at the spot itself, and the 16-day forecast on the Forecast tab is the source to plan from. How the rating works →

Bullseye = the break · click a marker to jump to its card · ring = 150 km
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Fewer than 6 stations within 150 km — showing the nearest 6 regardless of distance.

Upstream — in the swell window — these see a new swell before the break does

  • 8.000°S 81.000°E
    NDBC 53005 · Standard Met · 2,179 km WSW
    Awaiting live data
    Upstream · sees swell first
    A 16 s swell reaches this buoy ~44 h before the break20 s ~34 h · 17 s ~40 h · 14 s ~49 h · 11 s ~62 h
    Awaiting live data
    • Waves
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Lead times use deep-water group velocity (Cg = gT/4π ≈ 2.8 km/h per second of period) projected along the swell direction, at this break's typical period; a buoy under 40 km away reads the same swell the break is receiving. Upstream = within 30° of the swell direction; shadowing is curated per break. Observations: NOAA National Data Buoy Center. Ratings: NOAA GFS-Wave, PierMonkey Rating v3.