Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Chanquete today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Chanquete at 8PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at El Chanquete. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 8 | 14 | 57 | 42 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 87 | 123 | 118 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 11 | 26 | 47 | 33 | 48 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:24AM0.55m | 8:42PM0.59m | 9:19AM0.51m | 9:35PM0.55m | 10:34AM0.48m | 10:50PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20PM0.28m | 2:09AM0.29m | 2:03PM0.33m | 3:22AM0.33m | 3:11PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 |
2 | — | — | 26 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 107 | — | 27 | — | — | — | 33 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | SW 5 | — | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | WSW 5 |
3 | 8 | 14 | 57 | 42 | — | 11 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 87 | 123 | 118 | — | 42 | — | 11 | 26 | 47 | — | 48 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 405 | 469 | 411 | 0 | 0 | 404 | 404 | 350 | 404 | 404 | 48 | 404 | 0 | 54 | 48 | 48 | 323 | 774 | 749 | 420 | 373 |
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