Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Cabezo today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for El Cabezo at 11AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
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 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 540 | 540 | 540 | 473 | 421 | 413 | 356 | 311 | 263 | 215 | 210 | 173 | 173 | 136 | 133 | 105 | 105 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 92 | 86 | 116 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:28AM0.51m | 1:35AM0.70m | 11:45AM0.46m | 2:48AM0.73m | 1:30PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54AM0.48m | 5:34PM0.27m | 9:05AM0.44m | 6:50PM0.27m | 10:02AM0.40m | 7:58PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 540 | 540 | 540 | 473 | 421 | 413 | 356 | 311 | 263 | 215 | 210 | 173 | 173 | 136 | 133 | 105 | 105 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 61 | 61 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 24 | 77 | 95 | 90 | 67 | 119 | 75 | 132 | 132 | 128 | 70 | 118 | 109 | 108 | 82 | 58 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | W 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | — | W 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 46 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 47 | — | 9 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 38 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 92 | 86 | 116 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
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