Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Boca Chica today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Boca Chica at 11PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Boca Chica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 39 | 50 | 102 | 105 | 108 | 100 | 100 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 79 | 64 | 79 | 61 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:17AM0.56m | 2:20AM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47PM0.06m | 2:52PM0.09m | 4:03PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — |
| kJ | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 50 | 102 | 105 | 108 | 100 | 100 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 79 | 64 | 79 | 61 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 5 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 |
| kJ | — | 17 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1033 | 1032 | 956 | 956 | 958 | 956 | 956 | 1030 | 1045 | 976 | 956 | 956 | 956 | 2 | 58 | 992 | 1120 | 1023 | 956 |
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