
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chacarita today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chacarita at 6PM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Chacarita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
102 | 100 | 100 | 148 | 93 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 123 | 121 | 123 | 123 | 80 | 49 | 69 | 102 | 146 | 100 | 102 | 102 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 4:13PM2.65m | 4:27AM2.90m | 4:52PM2.65m | 5:07AM2.88m | 5:35PM2.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05AM0.13m | 10:13PM0.22m | 10:44AM0.09m | 10:53PM0.22m | 11:26AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
72 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 56 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 44 | 42 | 121 | 123 | 39 | 24 | 31 | 69 | 102 | 146 | 100 | 102 | 102 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 |
20 | 100 | 71 | 98 | 93 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 84 | 84 | 41 | 41 | 80 | 80 | 49 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 10 | SW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 14 | SSW 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 |
102 | 14 | 100 | 148 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 33 | 123 | 81 | 81 | 123 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 58 | 75 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 121 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 121 | 4 | 0 |
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