Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Coco today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Coco at 4AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at El Coco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 245 | 198 | 189 | 149 | 144 | 140 | 140 | 123 | 123 | 150 | 160 | 163 | 184 | 187 | 191 | 194 | 194 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:30PM2.00m | 7:52AM2.16m | 8:20PM1.85m | 8:43AM2.03m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33AM0.58m | 2:18PM0.62m | 2:21AM0.72m | 3:15PM0.71m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 245 | 198 | 189 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 123 | 123 | 150 | 160 | 163 | 184 | 187 | 191 | 194 | 194 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 73 | 74 | 76 | 149 | 144 | 140 | 140 | 108 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 75 | 95 | 73 | 55 | 75 | 76 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 35 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 29 | 35 | 46 | 60 | 68 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 28 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 43 | 34 | 34 | 43 | 43 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
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