Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Camotal today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Camotal at 5PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Camotal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 799 | 799 | 639 | 706 | 666 | 586 | 511 | 595 | 787 | 799 | 865 | 840 | 840 | 924 | 951 | 877 | 840 | 817 | 926 | 1124 | 527 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:10AM0.82m | 11:41AM0.54m | 1:07AM0.86m | 1:15PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22PM0.40m | 8:25AM0.51m | 5:18PM0.43m | 8:32AM0.46m | 6:49PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 799 | 799 | 639 | 706 | 666 | 586 | 511 | 595 | 787 | 799 | 865 | 840 | 840 | 924 | 951 | 877 | 840 | 690 | 659 | 1124 | 1235 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | WNW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 113 | 61 | 49 | 21 | 42 | 167 | 80 | 61 | 61 | 47 | 47 | 35 | 351 | 396 | 552 | 546 | 686 | 817 | 926 | 527 | 527 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 18 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 22 | SW 21 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 8 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 61 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 169 | 167 | 50 | 50 | 118 | 224 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 36 | 40 | 41 | 45 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | — | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 110 | 107 | 104 | 85 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 47 | 48 | 41 | — | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 271 | 293 | 222 | 13 | 173 | 13 | 0 | 173 | 293 | 293 | 271 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 173 | 173 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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