
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dominacalito and The Point today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dominacalito and The Point at 4PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dominacalito and The Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
130 | 200 | 200 | 198 | 127 | 125 | 115 | 112 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 97 | 97 | 96 | 96 | 95 | 84 | 113 | 116 | 83 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 6:23AM2.56m | 6:51PM2.29m | 7:06AM2.38m | 7:39PM2.12m | 7:56AM2.22m | 8:39PM2.00m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:43PM0.55m | 00:52AM0.74m | 1:29PM0.71m | 1:40AM0.91m | 2:26PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||
5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
130 | 200 | 200 | 198 | 127 | 125 | 113 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
42 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 41 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 35 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 73 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 18 |
19 | 47 | 73 | 72 | 117 | 116 | 115 | 112 | 108 | 101 | 98 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 96 | 96 | 95 | 84 | 113 | 116 | 83 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 98 | 98 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 98 | 98 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 120 | 98 | 0 | 0 |
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