
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chacarita today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chacarita at 1PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Chacarita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
177 | 175 | 173 | 171 | 171 | 169 | 169 | 166 | 166 | 164 | 118 | 113 | 109 | 107 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 81 | 99 | 95 | 89 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:49AM2.05m | 00:34AM2.05m | 12:47PM2.15m | 1:20AM2.23m | 1:35PM2.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:38AM0.99m | 6:15PM0.80m | 6:39AM0.87m | 7:04PM0.69m | 7:28AM0.72m | 7:45PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 169 | 166 | 166 | 164 | 118 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
177 | 175 | 173 | 171 | 171 | 169 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 113 | 109 | 107 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 18 | 103 | 81 | 99 | 95 | 89 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 99 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 116 | 111 | 59 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 116 | 116 | 9 | 4 |
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