Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Cantil today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Cantil at 3AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 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 (30 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at El Cantil. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:47PM3.04m | 4:20AM3.07m | 4:25PM3.12m | 4:55AM3.19m | 5:01PM3.17m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:03PM0.47m | 10:21AM0.71m | 10:39PM0.40m | 10:58AM0.63m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 692 | 657 | 557 | 542 | 472 | 466 | 459 | 393 | 387 | 327 | 313 | 304 | 299 | 299 | 295 | 246 | 242 | 205 | 202 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 7 | W 12 | WNW 4 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 385 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 379 | 351 | 351 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 351 | 355 | 378 | 25 |
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