Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cap Lopez today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 20s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cap Lopez at 3PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Cap Lopez. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 19 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
98 | 134 | 127 | 126 | 124 | 155 | 234 | 232 | 175 | 164 | 201 | 199 | 196 | 173 | 188 | 373 | 443 | 412 | 417 | 407 | 512 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:53PM1.60m | 5:35AM1.69m | 5:33PM1.58m | 6:12AM1.68m | 6:12PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46AM0.24m | 11:02PM-0.04m | 11:29AM0.23m | 11:40PM-0.01m | 12:09PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 234 | 99 | 175 | 164 | 201 | 199 | 196 | 121 | 188 | 373 | 443 | 412 | 417 | 407 | 512 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | — | WSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 4 | SW 10 | SW 5 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | SW 9 |
98 | 134 | 127 | 126 | 124 | 155 | 79 | 232 | 59 | 76 | — | 38 | 94 | 173 | 8 | 46 | 7 | 14 | 13 | — | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | WSW 18 | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — |
18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 127 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SSW 4 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 9 | SW 3 |
5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | — | 3 | — | 87 | 84 | 80 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | 55 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1359 | 76 | 1039 | 2389 | 1359 | 1359 | 1359 | 1048 | 1048 | 0 | 0 | 1359 | 1359 | 1308 | 1048 | 1308 | 938 | 577 | 1832 | 2389 | 3210 |
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