Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Algarrobo today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Algarrobo at 5PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Algarrobo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 92 | 101 | 210 | 412 | 203 | 189 | 176 | 214 | 214 | 210 | 206 | 222 | 176 | 166 | 160 | 208 | 208 | 212 | 313 | 649 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:12PM0.77m | 3:44AM1.09m | 4:27PM0.68m | 5:01AM1.04m | 6:36PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40AM0.39m | 8:43PM0.43m | 11:07AM0.45m | 9:36PM0.51m | 12:54PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 77 | 61 | 210 | 412 | 203 | 189 | 176 | 214 | 214 | 210 | 206 | 222 | 176 | 166 | 160 | 208 | 208 | 212 | 189 | 649 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 6 | SW 20 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 66 | 88 | 49 | 16 | 84 | 80 | 68 | 61 | 35 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 26 | 62 | 146 | 313 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WSW 13 | SW 21 | SW 9 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 15 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 13 | W 20 |
| kJ | 92 | 101 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 12 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 20 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 |
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