Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Chanquete today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for El Chanquete at 6PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at El Chanquete. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 33°C on Wed night, min 23°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 44 | 119 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | on | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 7:59PM0.63m | 8:24AM0.55m | 8:42PM0.59m | 9:19AM0.51m | 9:35PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:45PM0.23m | 1:21AM0.25m | 1:20PM0.28m | 2:09AM0.29m | 2:03PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — |
16 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | E 5 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | ENE 2 | ENE 4 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 20 | — | 1 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 44 | 119 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 407 | 411 | 503 | 561 | 374 | 374 | 404 | 404 | 405 | 469 | 528 | 412 | 405 | 405 | 404 | 404 | 412 | 493 | 748 | 404 | 48 |
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