Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Cambutal today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 24s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 24s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 22s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Cambutal at 5AM is: 0.5m 24s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 24s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 24s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 22s |
Table - waves today at Playa Cambutal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 23 | SSW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 81 | 275 | 563 | 563 | 563 | 368 | 266 | 589 | 1051 | 1051 | 898 | 664 | 458 | 569 | 872 | 1100 | 1100 | 1100 | 949 | 715 | 826 | 915 | 1124 | 985 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:34AM2.70m | 00:28AM2.47m | 12:37PM2.69m | 1:30AM2.53m | 1:35PM2.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15AM1.20m | 6:06PM0.99m | 6:20AM1.23m | 7:06PM0.93m | 7:21AM1.17m | 8:00PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 69 | 71 | 71 | 203 | 203 | 195 | 157 | 219 | 1051 | 1051 | 898 | 96 | 86 | 569 | 872 | 1100 | 1100 | 1100 | 949 | 715 | 826 | 915 | 1124 | 985 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 8 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 8 | S 11 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 81 | 109 | 563 | 563 | 563 | 368 | 266 | 589 | 441 | 207 | 92 | 664 | 458 | 75 | 88 | 57 | 44 | 86 | 133 | 82 | 106 | 104 | 77 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 24 | SSW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 12 | WSW 7 | SW 16 | WSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 11 | W 7 | SSW 11 | WSW 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | WSW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 79 | 275 | 73 | 18 | 19 | 28 | 18 | 65 | 11 | 159 | 122 | 41 | 21 | 41 | 24 | 65 | 62 | 79 | 81 | 103 | 19 | 117 | 117 | 224 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 8 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 53 | 145 | 0 | 0 |
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