Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Estero today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Estero at 7AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 138 | 83 | 82 | 78 | 76 | 57 | 75 | 77 | 103 | 100 | 174 | 160 | 95 | 127 | 155 | 151 | 144 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 8:42AM2.01m | 9:18PM1.72m | 9:42AM1.92m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20AM0.72m | 3:14PM0.71m | 3:18AM0.82m | 4:20PM0.75m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 36 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 286 | 281 | 275 | 281 | 286 | 291 | 297 | 295 | 289 | 284 | 279 | 274 | 223 | 204 | 194 | 158 | 153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 138 | 83 | 82 | 78 | 76 | 53 | 75 | 77 | 103 | 100 | 174 | 160 | 95 | 127 | 155 | 151 | 144 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NNE 5 | SW 17 | SW 21 | SW 21 | N 5 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 4 | 36 | 57 | 64 | 36 | 57 | 36 | 37 | 7 | 74 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 100 | 98 | 60 | 60 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | NNE 5 | N 5 | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 14 | 13 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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