Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Chanquete today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Chanquete at 10PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at El Chanquete. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 32 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:34AM0.48m | 10:50PM0.53m | 12:15PM0.48m | 00:21AM0.53m | 1:36PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11PM0.37m | 5:47AM0.33m | 5:34PM0.38m | 7:08AM0.30m | 7:05PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 17 | 19 | 20 | — | 32 | 23 | 18 | 18 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 229 | 409 | 685 | 673 | 494 | 323 | 278 | 323 | 335 | 404 | 404 | 414 | 373 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 137 | 524 | 484 | 412 | 205 |
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