Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Blanco today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Blanco at 4PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Blanco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
446 | 446 | 430 | 356 | 350 | 265 | 214 | 212 | 204 | 163 | 160 | 160 | 157 | 150 | 134 | 129 | 184 | 179 | 168 | 168 | 173 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:40AM2.37m | 10:24PM2.09m | 10:44AM2.26m | 11:39PM2.05m | 11:56AM2.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13PM0.89m | 4:25AM1.08m | 5:23PM0.94m | 5:38AM1.12m | 6:32PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 |
446 | 446 | 430 | 356 | 350 | 265 | 214 | 212 | 204 | 163 | 160 | 160 | 157 | 150 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 147 | 147 | 144 | 173 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 57 | 100 | 127 | 127 | 124 | 119 | 148 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 134 | 134 | 129 | 121 | 118 | 116 | 85 | 114 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WSW 6 | SW 22 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
30 | 30 | 30 | 6 | 18 | 38 | 21 | 18 | 44 | 40 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 97 | 97 | 184 | 179 | 168 | 168 | 162 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 167 | 123 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 149 | 0 | 0 |
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