
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Blanco today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Blanco at 8AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Blanco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
145 | 175 | 173 | 208 | 173 | 153 | 191 | 148 | 174 | 144 | 140 | 160 | 134 | 160 | 110 | 136 | 186 | 165 | 436 | 540 | 522 | 516 | 686 | 588 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:58AM2.86m | 3:13PM3.01m | 3:49AM3.05m | 4:04PM3.10m | 4:35AM3.18m | 4:51PM3.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03AM0.39m | 9:31PM0.09m | 9:56AM0.25m | 10:18PM0.02m | 10:44AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
142 | 140 | 173 | 208 | 60 | 79 | 77 | 90 | 88 | 71 | 49 | 160 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 213 | 217 | 522 | 516 | 686 | 588 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | S 9 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
57 | 57 | 116 | 54 | 114 | 153 | 191 | 148 | 174 | 144 | 140 | 48 | 134 | 160 | 110 | 110 | 96 | 93 | 436 | 540 | 174 | 252 | 189 | 189 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 16 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 15 | — | — |
145 | 175 | 56 | 114 | 173 | 125 | 110 | 106 | 103 | 140 | 107 | 106 | 65 | 77 | 92 | 136 | 186 | 165 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 33 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 149 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 324 | 15 | 15 |
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