Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Algarrobo today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Algarrobo at 2AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Algarrobo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 7 | WSW 14 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 386 | 322 | 230 | 362 | 352 | 332 | 313 | 299 | 341 | 284 | 342 | 352 | 332 | 323 | 318 | 368 | 351 | 341 | 309 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:30AM1.19m | 12:39PM1.30m | 1:11AM1.19m | 1:18PM1.14m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:25PM0.01m | 6:26AM0.13m | 6:58PM0.09m | 7:15AM0.22m | 7:32PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 386 | 322 | 230 | 185 | 171 | 137 | 149 | 299 | 341 | 277 | 342 | 320 | 269 | 199 | 164 | 169 | 151 | 163 | 202 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 8 | NW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 212 | 314 | 159 | 362 | 352 | 332 | 313 | 48 | 4 | 52 | 51 | 352 | 332 | 323 | 318 | 368 | 351 | 341 | 309 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SW 12 | WSW 15 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 20 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 175 | 36 | 207 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 69 | 183 | 284 | 327 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 29 | 42 | 443 | 357 | 41 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 14 | 0 |
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