Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dominacalito and The Point today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dominacalito and The Point at 1AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dominacalito and The Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 75mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
496 | 489 | 489 | 477 | 447 | 424 | 355 | 350 | 350 | 355 | 355 | 305 | 301 | 241 | 228 | 224 | 228 | 231 | 231 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:36PM2.92m | 5:01AM3.04m | 5:19PM2.81m | 5:42AM2.95m | 6:02PM2.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45PM0.07m | 11:14AM0.18m | 11:26PM0.19m | 11:57AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | 5 | 12 | 19 | 10 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
496 | 489 | 489 | 477 | 447 | 424 | 355 | 350 | 350 | 355 | 355 | 79 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 111 | 101 | 81 | 79 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
71 | 121 | 119 | 31 | 47 | 49 | 56 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 305 | 301 | 241 | 228 | 224 | 228 | 231 | 231 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 42 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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