Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Escambrón today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Escambrón at 7PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at El Escambrón. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). 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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 87 | 23 | 24 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 68 | 50 | 22 | 49 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 54 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:44PM0.50m | 1:00AM0.33m | 2:41PM0.49m | 1:35AM0.30m | 3:40PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09PM0.20m | 7:22AM0.04m | 9:14PM0.21m | 8:06AM0.04m | 10:20PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 8 | NNE 7 | E 6 |
68 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 68 | 50 | 22 | 49 | 17 | 10 | 22 | 10 | 54 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 7 | E 13 | NNE 7 |
9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | — | — | — | NNE 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 9 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | N 6 | NNE 7 | — | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | N 5 |
1 | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | E 5 | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
— | 68 | 68 | 68 | 87 | — | — | 29 | — | 24 | 17 | 17 | — | — | 11 | 72 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 80 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 352 | 352 | 352 | 352 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 111 | 57 | 57 | 101 | 0 | 16 | 106 | 111 | 57 | 352 | 119 | 682 |
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