
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dominacalito and The Point today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dominacalito and The Point at 6PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dominacalito and The Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
358 | 253 | 257 | 261 | 323 | 331 | 248 | 171 | 149 | 297 | 284 | 257 | 257 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 234 | 277 | 234 | 241 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:07PM3.01m | 4:42AM3.01m | 4:56PM2.94m | 5:29AM3.01m | 5:45PM2.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58AM0.19m | 10:24PM-0.05m | 10:50AM0.19m | 11:11PM0.02m | 11:40AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
358 | 253 | 257 | 261 | 323 | 331 | 248 | 147 | 149 | 297 | 284 | 257 | 257 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 234 | 277 | 234 | 241 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 19 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 |
17 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 94 | 171 | 134 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 15 | 15 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | SW 21 | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | W 16 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
1 | 17 | — | 16 | 15 | — | 6 | 5 | 9 | — | 5 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 51 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 160 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 120 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 160 | 170 | 0 | 0 |
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