Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Cambutal today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Cambutal at 8AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Playa Cambutal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 342 | 336 | 437 | 395 | 381 | 295 | 386 | 381 | 371 | 489 | 489 | 483 | 477 | 425 | 813 | 805 | 1086 | 407 | 489 | 543 | 558 | 543 | 813 | 813 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:16PM3.04m | 1:57AM3.15m | 2:15PM3.23m | 2:48AM3.40m | 3:06PM3.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03AM0.86m | 7:35PM0.53m | 8:05AM0.64m | 8:29PM0.35m | 8:58AM0.42m | 9:16PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 342 | 336 | 437 | 394 | 357 | 295 | 290 | 286 | 371 | 489 | 489 | 483 | 477 | 425 | 813 | 805 | 1086 | 407 | 489 | 543 | 558 | 543 | 813 | 813 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 20 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 214 | 319 | 319 | 395 | 381 | 278 | 386 | 381 | 209 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 184 | 60 | 8 | 8 | 370 | 375 | 375 | 49 | 38 | 38 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | W 10 | — | — | W 10 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 18 | SW 17 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 134 | 134 | 183 | 8 | — | — | 8 | 39 | 49 | 370 | 297 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 3 | 29 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 53 | 145 | 145 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 145 | 0 | 0 |
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