
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dominacalito and The Point today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dominacalito and The Point at 8AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dominacalito and The Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
163 | 161 | 161 | 203 | 193 | 137 | 171 | 132 | 132 | 130 | 130 | 200 | 200 | 198 | 127 | 125 | 115 | 112 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 97 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:44AM2.74m | 6:09PM2.47m | 6:23AM2.56m | 6:51PM2.29m | 7:06AM2.38m | 7:39PM2.12m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:01PM0.39m | 00:11AM0.58m | 12:43PM0.55m | 00:52AM0.74m | 1:29PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
163 | 161 | 161 | 203 | 193 | 137 | 171 | 132 | 132 | 130 | 130 | 200 | 200 | 198 | 127 | 125 | 113 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 84 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
54 | 52 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 48 | 47 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 37 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 40 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 6 | SSW 10 | WSW 23 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
55 | 54 | 75 | 52 | 22 | 37 | 3 | 9 | 53 | 19 | 19 | 47 | 73 | 72 | 117 | 116 | 115 | 112 | 108 | 101 | 98 | 97 | 97 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 72 | 120 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 120 | 33 | 0 |
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