Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barrancon today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Barrancon at 8PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Barrancon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 410 | 466 | 466 | 459 | 390 | 299 | 257 | 208 | 205 | 193 | 202 | 206 | 206 | 155 | 159 | 166 | 148 | 154 | 145 | 151 | 139 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:55PM0.58m | 4:01AM0.88m | 4:26PM0.53m | 5:15AM0.90m | 5:57PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:47AM0.36m | 8:45PM0.30m | 11:24AM0.35m | 9:58PM0.33m | 12:38PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 247 | 211 | 211 | 187 | 167 | 167 | 145 | 145 | 135 | 193 | 202 | 206 | 206 | 155 | 159 | 166 | 148 | 154 | 145 | 151 | 139 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 410 | 466 | 466 | 459 | 390 | 299 | 257 | 208 | 205 | 167 | 157 | 99 | 98 | 114 | 93 | 88 | 82 | 59 | 79 | 47 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 16 | W 22 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | — | 25 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 51 | 51 | 28 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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