Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caletita Buena today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Caletita Buena at 9AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Caletita Buena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1006 | 976 | 976 | 891 | 864 | 689 | 678 | 540 | 463 | 414 | 361 | 273 | 189 | 112 | 282 | 355 | 363 | 389 | 431 | 423 | 328 | 322 | 272 | 257 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:31AM1.31m | 11:05PM0.73m | 11:18AM1.25m | 11:57PM0.77m | 12:03PM1.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47AM0.01m | 5:22PM-0.04m | 4:40AM0.04m | 6:05PM-0.03m | 5:34AM0.11m | 6:47PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 1006 | 976 | 976 | 891 | 864 | 689 | 678 | 540 | 463 | 414 | 361 | 273 | 189 | 112 | 282 | 355 | 363 | 389 | 431 | 423 | 328 | 322 | 272 | 245 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | W 13 | NW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | WSW 9 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 8 | 49 | 82 | 76 | 130 | 127 | 166 | 152 | 191 | 268 | 211 | 194 | 257 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 10 | W 9 | SSW 18 | WSW 9 | SW 18 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SSW 11 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 16 | 78 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 42 | 42 | 49 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 0 | 0 |
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