Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Astillero today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 21s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 20s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 20s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Astillero at 9AM is: 0.5m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 20s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at El Astillero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 34°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri morning, light winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 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 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 268 | 216 | 208 | 192 | 188 | 186 | 186 | 251 | 251 | 183 | 181 | 170 | 170 | 157 | 258 | 157 | 345 | 436 | 535 | 540 | 540 | 535 | 418 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:10AM2.08m | 7:41PM1.81m | 8:00AM1.95m | 8:39PM1.70m | 9:00AM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:54AM0.59m | 1:35PM0.58m | 1:40AM0.72m | 2:30PM0.70m | 2:38AM0.83m | 3:36PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 37 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 268 | 212 | 178 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 172 | 172 | 170 | 170 | 132 | 124 | 120 | 345 | 436 | 535 | 540 | 540 | 535 | 418 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 220 | 216 | 208 | 192 | 188 | 186 | 186 | 251 | 251 | 183 | 181 | 112 | 155 | 157 | 258 | 157 | 118 | 116 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 42 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 10 | S 9 | SW 21 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 24 | 112 | 35 | 37 | 33 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 94 | 93 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | SE 9 | ENE 3 | SSE 9 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 62 | 62 | 45 | 0 | 18 | 38 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 81 | 49 | 0 |
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