Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Bajo today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Bajo at 6AM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Bajo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 702 | 799 | 790 | 781 | 874 | 908 | 865 | 1158 | 823 | 929 | 929 | 940 | 964 | 1084 | 929 | 917 | 917 | 917 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 9:29AM1.40m | 9:01AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00PM0.71m | 10:57PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 702 | 799 | 790 | 781 | 874 | 908 | 865 | 1158 | 823 | 929 | 929 | 940 | 964 | 1084 | 929 | 917 | 917 | 917 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 5 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 67 | 81 | 57 | 212 | 180 | 180 | 178 | 10 | 69 | 55 | 72 | 90 | 68 | 11 | 21 | 36 | 32 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | SSW 19 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 215 | 180 | 180 | 40 | 30 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 148 | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
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