
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dominacalito and The Point today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dominacalito and The Point at 8AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dominacalito and The Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
589 | 574 | 574 | 567 | 560 | 553 | 468 | 456 | 438 | 365 | 355 | 297 | 297 | 297 | 297 | 297 | 297 | 301 | 255 | 251 | 248 | 248 | 251 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 7:19AM2.22m | 8:04PM2.07m | 8:17AM2.10m | 9:10PM2.04m | 9:27AM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08AM0.92m | 1:45PM0.81m | 2:07AM1.03m | 2:46PM0.90m | 3:19AM1.08m | 3:53PM0.93m | |||||||||||||||||
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
589 | 574 | 574 | 567 | 560 | 553 | 468 | 456 | 438 | 365 | 355 | 297 | 297 | 297 | 297 | 297 | 297 | 301 | 255 | 251 | 248 | 248 | 251 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 9 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
50 | 29 | 48 | 48 | 44 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 59 | 58 | 55 | 52 | 49 | 39 | 8 | 31 | 48 | 37 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | SW 5 | WNW 10 | W 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
12 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 29 | 28 | 15 | 19 | 29 | 20 | 36 | 25 | 31 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 72 | 117 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 12 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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