Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Cabezo today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Cabezo at 11PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at El Cabezo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 151 | 146 | 146 | 184 | 187 | 181 | 210 | 207 | 203 | 200 | 197 | 193 | 186 | 186 | 184 | 181 | 168 | 157 | 155 |
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 |
High Tide | 11:12PM0.70m | 8:49AM0.45m | 00:49AM0.69m | 11:15AM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10PM0.25m | 7:50AM0.45m | 4:05PM0.29m | 9:36AM0.40m | 5:50PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 6 |
| kJ | 151 | 146 | 146 | 184 | 187 | 181 | 210 | 207 | 203 | 200 | 197 | 193 | 74 | 76 | 64 | 145 | 119 | 119 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 20 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 40 | 40 | 63 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 116 | 115 | 112 | 145 | 137 | 161 | 153 | 147 | 181 | 168 | 157 | 116 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 21 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 13 | W 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 186 | 186 | 184 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 155 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | 63 | 82 | 38 | 37 | 34 | 37 | 38 | 55 | 60 | 64 | 67 | 69 | — | — | — | 79 | 79 | 76 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 53 | 27 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 10 | 7 |
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