
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Buey today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Buey at 10AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at El Buey. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
202 | 199 | 195 | 189 | 179 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 142 | 142 | 140 | 140 | 137 | 104 | 100 | 110 | 116 | 173 | 166 | 146 | 203 | 200 | 116 | 224 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:04AM0.98m | 4:40PM0.59m | 5:18AM0.98m | 6:10PM0.62m | 6:23AM1.00m | 7:10PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34AM0.44m | 9:47PM0.44m | 12:46PM0.41m | 11:12PM0.44m | 1:33PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 |
66 | 50 | 195 | 189 | 179 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 142 | 142 | 140 | 140 | 137 | 104 | 100 | 80 | 80 | 173 | 166 | 146 | 203 | 200 | 116 | 224 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 6 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
202 | 199 | 48 | 38 | 93 | 84 | 82 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 65 | 63 | 25 | 116 | 79 | 61 | 57 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 13 | W 11 |
61 | 98 | 97 | 96 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 101 | 93 | 15 | 15 | 110 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 49 | 31 | 80 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 38 | 40 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 193 | 144 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 144 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 193 | 111 | 0 |
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