Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chandeleur Islands today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chandeleur Islands at 11PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Chandeleur Islands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | S 9 | SSW 3 | SE 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | — | S 8 | — | S 9 | S 9 | W 3 | S 6 | NW 3 | — | — | — | SW 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:39AM0.57m | 4:36AM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:05PM0.13m | 3:51PM0.10m | 4:33PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 34 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 9 | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | S 2 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | SW 3 |
1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1296 | 735 | 735 | 299 | 1220 | 1314 | 1296 | 1356 | 1679 | 1664 | 1655 | 1409 | 1629 | 1629 | 1629 | 1860 | 1382 | 1397 | 798 |
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