
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Ledo today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 20s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Ledo at 8AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Ledo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu 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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
550 | 483 | 414 | 313 | 256 | 230 | 222 | 322 | 318 | 315 | 475 | 465 | 327 | 449 | 469 | 458 | 515 | 602 | 628 | 558 | 544 | 522 | 510 | 496 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:22AM1.37m | 3:28PM1.43m | 4:07AM1.44m | 4:10PM1.46m | 4:48AM1.48m | 4:50PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:27AM0.20m | 9:52PM-0.02m | 10:13AM0.18m | 10:33PM-0.05m | 10:55AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 20 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 7 | SW 15 |
550 | 483 | 414 | 313 | 256 | 230 | 190 | 322 | 247 | 242 | 200 | 189 | 178 | 449 | 469 | 458 | 515 | 602 | 628 | 558 | 544 | 522 | 73 | 496 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 24 | SW 24 | WSW 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 10 | SW 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 7 |
— | 23 | 22 | 53 | 122 | 165 | 222 | 322 | 318 | 315 | 475 | 465 | 327 | 57 | 27 | 142 | 142 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 272 | 367 | 91 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 21 | — | 18 | 56 | 17 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 186 | 239 | 35 | 510 | 437 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 247 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 2353 | 1814 | 1449 | 1814 | 76 | 1449 | 49 | 76 | 2750 | 1318 | 185 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 1123 | 2760 | 2571 | 185 | 1318 |
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