Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barrancon today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Barrancon at 3AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Barrancon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 336 | 355 | 355 | 346 | 434 | 518 | 562 | 553 | 875 | 784 | 537 | 466 | 473 | 450 | 442 | 603 | 435 | 583 | 466 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:02AM0.95m | 1:01PM0.80m | 1:52AM0.93m | 1:50PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:35PM0.10m | 7:12AM0.26m | 7:11PM0.17m | 8:20AM0.33m | 7:52PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 336 | 355 | 355 | 346 | 434 | 518 | 562 | 553 | 875 | 784 | 537 | 466 | 473 | 450 | 442 | 603 | 435 | 583 | 380 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 47 | 45 | 44 | 50 | 45 | 232 | 256 | 167 | 58 | 51 | 51 | 56 | 41 | 27 | 251 | 318 | 309 | 410 | 466 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | SW 20 | SW 19 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | 2 | 18 | 31 | — | 15 | 15 | — | — | 111 | 108 | 169 | 211 | 24 | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 179 | 369 | 123 |
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