Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Camotal today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Camotal at 2AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Camotal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 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 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 11 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 345 | 330 | 499 | 590 | 5 | 2 | 447 | 526 | 560 | 594 | 179 | 374 | 282 | 208 | 212 | 168 | 0 | 122 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:44PM0.86m | 8:26AM0.88m | 9:42PM0.82m | 8:57AM0.78m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:24PM0.25m | 2:27AM0.42m | 3:01PM0.28m | 3:18AM0.52m | 3:43PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 345 | 330 | 499 | 135 | 1244 | 1427 | 447 | 526 | 560 | 594 | 902 | 374 | 282 | 208 | 154 | 168 | 67 | 122 | 415 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 9 | SW 14 | NW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 20 | SW 14 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | S 11 | — | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 165 | 248 | 35 | 590 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 179 | 299 | 31 | 49 | 212 | 88 | — | 88 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | SW 19 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 18 | SW 16 | — | W 16 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 35 | 33 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 42 | — | 5 | 52 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 8 |
| kJ | 144 | 170 | 170 | — | — | — | 698 | 759 | 938 | 1027 | 258 | 1046 | 1288 | 1234 | 973 | 898 | 999 | 826 | 234 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 319 | 222 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 320 | 293 | 293 | 350 | 350 | 270 | 222 | 13 | 222 | 293 | 222 | 319 | 13 |
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