Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Balneario today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Balneario at 7PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at El Balneario. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 119 | 115 | 113 | 111 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 89 | 88 | 62 | 61 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:57PM0.91m | 8:39AM0.90m | 9:23PM0.86m | 10:17AM0.89m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:46PM0.46m | 2:13AM0.49m | 3:05PM0.53m | 3:44AM0.53m | 4:48PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 119 | 115 | 113 | 111 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 46 | 35 | 33 | 23 | 89 | 88 | 62 | 61 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 44 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | — | E 4 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 18 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 71 | 323 | 74 | 74 | 253 |
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