Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buritaca today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buritaca at 3PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Buritaca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
260 | 296 | 289 | 257 | 375 | 857 | 808 | 424 | 346 | 373 | 382 | 311 | 284 | 539 | 762 | 435 | 433 | 433 | 413 | 311 | 227 | 269 | 496 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 7:24AM0.08m | 6:30PM0.30m | 8:01AM0.07m | 7:08PM0.31m | 8:17AM0.06m | 7:44PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19AM0.04m | 9:58AM0.07m | 3:01AM0.03m | 10:30AM0.06m | 3:37AM0.03m | 11:10AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 311 | 227 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 |
260 | 296 | 289 | 257 | 375 | 857 | 808 | 424 | 346 | 373 | 382 | 311 | 284 | 539 | 762 | 435 | 433 | 433 | 413 | — | — | 269 | 496 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 739 | 0 | 739 | 617 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 335 | 658 | 635 | 617 | 617 | 0 | 22 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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