Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chacarita today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chacarita at 5AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Chacarita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 280 | 276 | 273 | 270 | 333 | 321 | 313 | 390 | 394 | 399 | 512 | 463 | 457 | 366 | 481 | 481 | 392 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:49PM2.20m | 6:58AM2.27m | 7:36PM2.07m | 7:46AM2.13m | 8:32PM1.98m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:49AM0.73m | 1:22PM0.63m | 1:36AM0.87m | 2:14PM0.76m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 280 | 276 | 273 | 270 | 333 | 321 | 313 | 390 | 394 | 399 | 512 | 463 | 457 | 366 | 481 | 481 | 392 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 99 | 98 | 67 | 66 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 27 | 30 | 52 | 57 | 54 | 54 | 51 | 52 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 64 | 51 | 50 | 28 | 28 | 49 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 29 | 47 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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