Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Cabezo today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 20s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 20s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Cabezo at 12PM is: 0.5m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 20s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at El Cabezo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 101 | 82 | 309 | 188 | 186 | 303 | 610 | 621 | 781 | 1383 | 1611 | 1764 | 1832 | 1738 | 1526 | 1463 | 1443 | 1344 | 1299 | 1052 | 947 | 933 | 905 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | 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 | 5:36AM0.92m | 5:18PM0.61m | 5:59AM0.92m | 5:54PM0.65m | 6:23AM0.91m | 6:31PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:04PM0.28m | 11:13PM0.14m | 12:27PM0.25m | 11:47PM0.16m | 12:50PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 6 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 6 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 82 | 30 | 82 | 127 | 32 | 303 | 610 | 621 | 781 | 1383 | 1611 | 1764 | 1832 | 1738 | 1526 | 1463 | 1443 | 1344 | 1299 | 1052 | 947 | 933 | 905 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 10 | S 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 6 | SSW 10 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | S 5 | W 13 | S 6 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 |
| kJ | 101 | 82 | 23 | 164 | 169 | 24 | 38 | 113 | 132 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | SSW 9 | W 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | NW 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 42 | 78 | 309 | 188 | 186 | 100 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 23 | 31 | 78 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 16 | — | — | — | 22 | 23 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 53 | 27 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 53 | 27 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 27 |
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