Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Destiladeros today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Destiladeros at 5PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Destiladeros. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
99 | 131 | 189 | 232 | 246 | 293 | 278 | 268 | 259 | 242 | 242 | 238 | 187 | 177 | 136 | 133 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 81 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:49AM3.02m | 9:25PM2.69m | 9:42AM2.81m | 10:30PM2.53m | 10:48AM2.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12PM0.95m | 3:25AM1.19m | 4:13PM1.10m | 4:30AM1.34m | 5:25PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
72 | 131 | 189 | 232 | 246 | 293 | 278 | 268 | 259 | 242 | 242 | 238 | 187 | 177 | 136 | 133 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 72 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | NE 4 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | NNE 4 | S 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
99 | 45 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 50 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 86 | 84 | 81 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | NNE 3 | S 16 | SW 19 | S 20 | — | S 22 | S 22 | S 15 | S 22 | S 22 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 8 | — | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 42 | 39 | 38 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | NE 4 | — | — | NNE 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | N 3 | N 4 | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — |
6 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 10 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 46 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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