Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Boca del Rio today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s 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 Boca del Rio at 11PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Boca del Rio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
202 | 404 | 350 | 350 | 241 | 257 | 176 | 153 | 138 | 165 | 173 | 177 | 181 | 172 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 151 | 184 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:44PM0.52m | 2:58AM0.82m | 3:14PM0.47m | 4:10AM0.84m | 4:42PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36PM0.25m | 10:20AM0.32m | 8:45PM0.27m | 11:34AM0.27m | 9:58PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
165 | 212 | 192 | 197 | 202 | 169 | 165 | 153 | 125 | 165 | 173 | 177 | 181 | 172 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 151 | 184 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
202 | 404 | 350 | 350 | 241 | 257 | 176 | 142 | 138 | 134 | 124 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 65 | 63 | 60 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | — | — | S 22 | SW 11 | SW 21 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
155 | — | — | 9 | 42 | 18 | 4 | 37 | 35 | 16 | 15 | 37 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 53 | 51 | 51 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 236 | 92 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 235 | 155 | 46 | 0 |
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