Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Blanco today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Blanco at 10AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Blanco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
268 | 272 | 288 | 245 | 258 | 295 | 362 | 362 | 291 | 223 | 217 | 214 | 214 | 211 | 164 | 163 | 163 | 166 | 166 | 163 | 334 | 394 | 530 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:21AM2.92m | 7:44PM2.60m | 8:03AM2.73m | 8:30PM2.40m | 8:48AM2.53m | 9:21PM2.22m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:06AM0.39m | 1:39PM0.45m | 1:48AM0.59m | 2:23PM0.61m | 2:32AM0.78m | 3:13PM0.77m | |||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 |
111 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 99 | 99 | 134 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 129 | 140 | 143 | 146 | 146 | 163 | 163 | 166 | 166 | 163 | 334 | 394 | 530 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 20 |
268 | 272 | 288 | 245 | 258 | 295 | 362 | 362 | 291 | 223 | 217 | 214 | 214 | 211 | 164 | 160 | 153 | 121 | 116 | 114 | 47 | 26 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 8 | WSW 6 | W 7 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 18 | W 8 | W 13 |
8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 15 | 31 | 29 | 67 | 12 | 1 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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