Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chacarita today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chacarita at 10PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Chacarita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 18 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
66 | 65 | 98 | 95 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 44 | 48 | 48 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 78 | 61 | 62 | 58 | 61 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:19PM2.22m | 1:58AM2.17m | 2:05PM2.33m | 2:38AM2.33m | 2:46PM2.44m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43PM0.62m | 7:57AM0.74m | 8:24PM0.51m | 8:40AM0.61m | 9:00PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 36 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 38 | 48 | 48 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 62 | 58 | 58 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
66 | 65 | 98 | 95 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 21 | 78 | 61 | 18 | 31 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | S 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | S 10 | SSW 15 |
25 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 21 | 17 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 117 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 70 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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