
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Chanquete today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for El Chanquete at 5AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at El Chanquete. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | W 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:20AM0.52m | 8:15PM0.53m | 9:26AM0.50m | 9:26PM0.50m | 10:49AM0.50m | 10:54PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:43AM0.25m | 12:49PM0.33m | 1:32AM0.29m | 1:45PM0.38m | 2:53AM0.33m | 3:57PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | W 6 | ESE 4 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 6 | W 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
22 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 36 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 |
2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | — | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | — | 18 | 65 | 80 | 64 | 65 | 74 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 80 | 43 | 335 | 338 | 11 | 11 | 22 |
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