Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chacarita today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chacarita at 1PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Chacarita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 107 | 108 | 108 | 265 | 232 | 232 | 232 | 232 | 290 | 290 | 215 | 205 | 160 | 269 | 222 | 229 | 276 | 289 | 320 | 146 | 239 | 190 | 196 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 5:09AM2.87m | 5:23PM2.81m | 5:56AM2.87m | 6:12PM2.70m | 6:43AM2.80m | 7:00PM2.54m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17AM0.18m | 11:38PM0.02m | 12:07PM0.24m | 00:24AM0.13m | 12:57PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 104 | 108 | 108 | 265 | 232 | 232 | 232 | 232 | 290 | 290 | 215 | 205 | 160 | 269 | 222 | 229 | 276 | 289 | 320 | 103 | 239 | 190 | 196 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 16 | S 7 | S 6 | SW 21 | SW 18 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 107 | 72 | 72 | 21 | 12 | 46 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 106 | 67 | 68 | 21 | 23 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | S 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 21 | 33 | 33 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 46 | 46 | 12 | 18 | 28 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 46 | 46 | 37 | 36 | 57 | 146 | 79 | 79 | 79 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
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