Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dominacalito and The Point today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dominacalito and The Point at 12AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dominacalito and The Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
111 | 314 | 294 | 330 | 313 | 302 | 234 | 302 | 234 | 214 | 210 | 206 | 164 | 155 | 133 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 98 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:21PM2.12m | 8:41AM2.28m | 9:22PM2.00m | 9:43AM2.18m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15PM0.72m | 2:22AM0.88m | 3:13PM0.84m | 3:23AM0.99m | 4:22PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 |
Feels °C | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
105 | 314 | 294 | 330 | 313 | 302 | 234 | 302 | 234 | 214 | 210 | 206 | 164 | 155 | 133 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 98 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | — | W 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
111 | — | 8 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 87 | 79 | 76 | 74 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | — | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 16 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 22 | SW 15 | SW 16 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 20 |
13 | — | 15 | 14 | 10 | — | 12 | 12 | 9 | 35 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 38 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 120 | 0 | 0 |
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