
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Chanquete today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Chanquete at 1PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at El Chanquete. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Fri night, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:57AM0.72m | 6:34PM0.71m | 6:42AM0.69m | 7:17PM0.70m | 7:26AM0.65m | 8:00PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31AM0.11m | 11:51PM0.21m | 12:11PM0.14m | 00:36AM0.23m | 12:51PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 31 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 36 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 3 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | W 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 |
21 | 11 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 9 | 5 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
56 | — | 16 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 30 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 48 | 846 | 1457 | 1457 | 846 | 846 | 355 | 163 | 157 | 231 | 1433 | 1248 | 846 | 643 | 579 | 155 | 155 | 373 | 777 | 748 | 675 | 407 |
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