Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Cabezo today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Cabezo at 6AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Cabezo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 700 | 700 | 700 | 711 | 784 | 772 | 640 | 630 | 601 | 573 | 534 | 473 | 473 | 359 | 299 | 304 | 314 | 309 | 325 | 347 | 335 | 373 | 393 | 386 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:25AM1.09m | 7:14PM0.61m | 8:10AM1.05m | 8:15PM0.61m | 8:53AM0.98m | 9:19PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:16AM-0.02m | 2:04PM0.23m | 1:06AM0.05m | 2:51PM0.21m | 1:57AM0.14m | 3:38PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 700 | 700 | 700 | 711 | 784 | 772 | 640 | 630 | 601 | 573 | 534 | 473 | 473 | 359 | 299 | 304 | 314 | 309 | 325 | 347 | 335 | 373 | 393 | 386 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 18 | NW 11 | SW 16 | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 6 | SW 20 | SW 20 | NW 11 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 11 | S 4 | S 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 66 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 51 | 50 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 90 | 65 | 113 | 86 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | SW 21 | SW 20 | S 6 | S 6 | W 18 | NW 11 | W 16 | NW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 10 | WSW 15 | NW 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 17 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 95 | 93 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | S 7 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | — | 14 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 21 | — | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 53 | 27 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 0 |
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