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 2PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| 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 27mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | 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 | SSW 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
234 | 302 | 234 | 214 | 210 | 206 | 164 | 144 | 133 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 96 | 73 | 73 | 99 | 94 | 87 | 86 | 117 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:41AM2.28m | 9:22PM2.00m | 9:43AM2.18m | 10:35PM1.95m | 10:53AM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13PM0.84m | 3:23AM0.99m | 4:22PM0.89m | 4:34AM1.04m | 5:31PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||
5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
234 | 302 | 234 | 214 | 210 | 206 | 164 | 144 | 133 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 96 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 65 | 86 | 84 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | SW 18 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | 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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
7 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 87 | 79 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 99 | 65 | 63 | 61 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 16 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 21 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 38 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 94 | 87 | 84 | 117 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 33 | 120 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 12 |
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