Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Escambrón today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for El Escambrón at 4AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at El Escambrón. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | 66 | 66 | 32 | 50 | 56 | 60 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 52 | 45 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 50 | 56 | 83 | 34 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:41PM0.49m | 1:35AM0.30m | 3:40PM0.48m | 2:16AM0.28m | 4:39PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14PM0.21m | 8:06AM0.04m | 10:20PM0.23m | 8:56AM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | N 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 8 |
21 | 19 | 66 | 21 | 50 | 56 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 45 | 49 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 34 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | — | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 11 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
14 | — | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | — | N 6 | ENE 8 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | E 13 | N 5 | E 13 | E 13 | — | N 11 | NNE 7 | N 11 | E 12 | E 12 |
3 | — | — | 1 | 22 | 10 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 8 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 |
17 | 66 | 17 | 32 | 78 | 83 | 60 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | — | — | 47 | 47 | 50 | 56 | 83 | 32 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 57 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 57 | 57 | 1276 | 682 | 123 | 406 | 262 | 101 | 57 | 57 | 850 | 533 | 533 | 406 |
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