
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dominacalito and The Point today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dominacalito and The Point at 5AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dominacalito and The Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
257 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 234 | 277 | 234 | 212 | 245 | 273 | 212 | 190 | 187 | 190 | 172 | 206 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:29AM3.01m | 5:45PM2.82m | 6:15AM2.93m | 6:33PM2.66m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11PM0.02m | 11:40AM0.25m | 11:57PM0.15m | 12:29PM0.35m | |||||||||||||
— | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
257 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 234 | 277 | 234 | 212 | 245 | 273 | 212 | 190 | 187 | 190 | 172 | 206 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 24 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 26 | 54 | 82 | 42 | 43 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 19 | SW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 15 | W 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 36 | 15 | 50 | 51 | 37 | 37 | 57 | 92 | 21 | 8 | 120 | 121 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 40 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 98 | 120 | 0 | 0 |
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