Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Boca del Rio today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Boca del Rio at 5PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Boca del Rio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
466 | 492 | 464 | 410 | 453 | 466 | 536 | 811 | 932 | 1162 | 1144 | 1044 | 946 | 878 | 878 | 790 | 761 | 736 | 792 | 384 | 441 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 11:06AM0.87m | 11:54PM0.88m | 11:49AM0.74m | 00:47AM0.86m | 12:39PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28PM0.08m | 6:06AM0.25m | 6:04PM0.14m | 7:15AM0.30m | 6:45PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
466 | 492 | 464 | 410 | 453 | 466 | 536 | 811 | 932 | 1162 | 1144 | 1044 | 946 | 878 | 878 | 790 | 761 | 736 | 792 | 384 | 441 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 15 |
117 | 78 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 58 | 53 | 48 | — | — | 15 | 15 | 55 | 81 | 81 | 106 | 167 | 165 | 206 | 169 | 262 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | W 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 12 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 58 | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 266 | 92 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 7 | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — |
— | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 51 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 236 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
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