Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chacarita today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chacarita at 3AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Chacarita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 239 | 239 | 239 | 242 | 242 | 188 | 186 | 236 | 239 | 186 | 236 | 196 | 204 | 192 | 203 | 251 | 249 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:37PM1.95m | 9:53AM1.97m | 10:45PM2.00m | 11:04AM1.99m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45AM1.03m | 4:19PM0.88m | 4:58AM0.98m | 5:20PM0.84m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 239 | 239 | 239 | 242 | 242 | 188 | 186 | 236 | 239 | 186 | 236 | 158 | 204 | 154 | 154 | 156 | 156 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 37 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 203 | 251 | 249 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | S 24 | S 23 | S 23 | S 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 38 | 45 | 90 | 147 | 132 | 196 | 194 | 192 | 29 | 27 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 70 | 73 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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