Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chacahua today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chacahua at 10PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Chacahua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
685 | 614 | 614 | 606 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 614 | 657 | 636 | 278 | 419 | 485 | 521 | 536 | 489 | 509 | 641 | 657 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:23PM0.90m | 6:04AM1.03m | 6:10PM0.86m | 6:51AM1.03m | 6:53PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:36PM0.03m | 12:19PM0.15m | 00:18AM0.03m | 1:08PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 35 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
685 | 614 | 614 | 606 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 614 | 657 | 636 | 257 | 253 | 485 | 521 | 536 | 489 | 509 | 641 | 657 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 17 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
31 | 46 | 45 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 85 | 112 | 114 | 278 | 419 | 46 | 43 | 40 | 78 | 66 | 45 | 46 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 12 | ESE 8 | SSE 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
38 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 11 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 36 | 112 | 81 | 85 | 79 | 55 | 28 | 19 | 14 | 32 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 970 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 487 | 1084 | 220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 974 | 254 | 254 | 0 |
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