Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Camotal today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Camotal at 10PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Camotal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 49 | 49 | 31 | 47 | 320 | 268 | 303 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 138 | 138 | 103 | 33 | 67 | 591 | 581 | 511 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:21PM0.80m | 8:50AM1.07m | 9:25PM0.79m | 9:29AM0.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:41PM0.29m | 2:09AM0.26m | 3:27PM0.29m | 3:00AM0.38m | 4:15PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 379 | 335 | 414 | 456 | 433 | 320 | 268 | 303 | 760 | 647 | 558 | 530 | 527 | 466 | 493 | 396 | 591 | 581 | 511 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 69 | 126 | 85 | 85 | 72 | 142 | 261 | 331 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 138 | 138 | 103 | 33 | 67 | 36 | 35 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NW 10 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 14 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 |
| kJ | 31 | 49 | 49 | 31 | 47 | 11 | 11 | 41 | 26 | 41 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 66 | 9 | 33 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 12 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 293 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 173 | 293 | 275 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 271 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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