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 5PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| 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 ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | WSW 12 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 313 | 299 | 286 | 325 | 353 | 347 | 332 | 323 | 318 | 277 | 269 | 341 | 314 | 353 | 294 | 294 | 551 | 583 | 584 | 818 | 961 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:39PM1.30m | 1:11AM1.19m | 1:18PM1.14m | 1:53AM1.17m | 2:00PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58PM0.09m | 7:15AM0.22m | 7:32PM0.19m | 8:09AM0.33m | 8:06PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 146 | 299 | 286 | 277 | 342 | 347 | 332 | 250 | 215 | 221 | 206 | 216 | 266 | 241 | 257 | 176 | 551 | 512 | 584 | 818 | 961 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | W 8 | NW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 11 |
| kJ | 313 | 44 | 4 | 52 | 51 | 4 | 4 | 323 | 318 | 277 | 269 | 341 | 314 | 353 | 294 | 294 | 412 | 349 | — | — | 462 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 10 | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 36 | 82 | 178 | 240 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | 77 | 189 | 325 | 353 | 345 | 326 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 583 | 544 | 505 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 443 | 443 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 443 | 370 | 14 | 14 |
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