
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dominacalito and The Point today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dominacalito and The Point at 12AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Dominacalito and The Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
224 | 260 | 311 | 307 | 307 | 300 | 418 | 398 | 465 | 470 | 555 | 542 | 589 | 581 | 574 | 567 | 560 | 553 | 468 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:21PM2.31m | 6:31AM2.37m | 7:08PM2.17m | 7:19AM2.22m | 8:04PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:09PM0.52m | 00:21AM0.77m | 12:53PM0.67m | 1:08AM0.92m | 1:45PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 34 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
140 | 260 | 311 | 307 | 307 | 300 | 418 | 398 | 465 | 470 | 555 | 542 | 589 | 581 | 574 | 567 | 560 | 553 | 468 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
224 | 140 | 140 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 52 | 64 | 48 | 47 | 28 | 37 | 37 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 13 | WSW 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 75 | 36 | 51 | 71 | 72 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 29 | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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