Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Destiladeros today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Destiladeros at 12PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Destiladeros. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
163 | 161 | 163 | 178 | 138 | 144 | 191 | 166 | 166 | 138 | 123 | 121 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 116 | 113 | 105 | 99 | 131 | 186 | 232 | 246 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:23AM3.50m | 7:47PM3.16m | 8:04AM3.26m | 8:33PM2.91m | 8:49AM3.02m | 9:25PM2.69m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08AM0.49m | 1:38PM0.54m | 1:49AM0.74m | 2:23PM0.75m | 2:34AM0.98m | 3:12PM0.95m | |||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
51 | 51 | 51 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 191 | 40 | 54 | 57 | 59 | 90 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 131 | 186 | 232 | 246 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 13 |
163 | 161 | 163 | 178 | 138 | 144 | 40 | 166 | 166 | 138 | 123 | 121 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 116 | 113 | 105 | 99 | 45 | 5 | 4 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | S 20 | — | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 4 |
— | — | — | 16 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 13 | — | — | — | 8 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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