Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arpoador today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arpoador at 9PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Arpoador. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 35 | 22 | 85 | 191 | 288 | 169 | 219 | 402 | 588 | 507 | 426 | 354 | 354 | 340 | 284 | 279 | 277 | 345 | 476 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:27PM0.73m | 8:24PM0.72m | 12:38PM0.78m | 10:40PM0.72m | 12:24PM0.86m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44AM0.70m | 5:35PM0.57m | 5:33AM0.32m | 1:23PM0.78m | 6:14PM0.48m | 6:16AM0.21m | 6:51PM0.41m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 26 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 33 | 35 | 22 | 68 | 117 | 124 | 169 | 219 | 402 | 588 | 507 | 426 | 354 | 354 | 340 | 284 | 279 | 277 | 345 | 476 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 11 | S 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | S 13 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 94 | 110 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 6 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | SW 3 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | — | ESE 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 17 | 85 | 191 | 288 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 8 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 699 | 124 | 719 | 193 | 186 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 156 | 272 | 51 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
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