Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cordoama today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cordoama at 6PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cordoama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
133 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 100 | 98 | 98 | 69 | 67 | 50 | 37 | 30 | 30 | 39 | 37 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:02PM2.39m | 7:25AM2.26m | 7:49PM2.13m | 8:18AM2.09m | 8:54PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:42PM0.58m | 1:05AM0.69m | 1:28PM0.80m | 1:50AM0.90m | 2:28PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
133 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 100 | 98 | 98 | 69 | 67 | 50 | 37 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | SW 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | NNW 11 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 39 | 37 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NNW 11 | SW 15 |
10 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 20 | 20 | 34 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 0 | 186 | 358 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 254 | 78 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 180 | 628 | 9 | 458 |
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