
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Estero today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Estero at 4PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
251 | 254 | 254 | 310 | 310 | 361 | 348 | 221 | 218 | 218 | 221 | 280 | 344 | 352 | 418 | 200 | 192 | 198 | 206 | 246 | 427 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:05PM2.33m | 5:22AM2.56m | 5:52PM2.25m | 6:11AM2.46m | 6:44PM2.15m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:59AM0.10m | 11:07PM0.23m | 11:44AM0.16m | 11:54PM0.31m | 12:34PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 17 |
156 | 144 | 141 | 144 | 310 | 361 | 348 | 221 | 218 | 218 | 221 | 280 | 344 | 352 | 418 | 200 | 50 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 427 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | S 7 | S 7 | W 9 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 7 |
251 | 254 | 254 | 310 | 115 | 106 | 39 | 100 | 96 | 87 | 87 | 59 | 65 | 61 | 33 | 48 | 87 | 198 | 98 | 94 | 70 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 7 | S 7 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 18 | W 10 | SW 14 | SW 18 | WNW 9 |
56 | 138 | 62 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 130 | 133 | 133 | 129 | 23 | 22 | 57 | 57 | 192 | 92 | 206 | 246 | 113 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
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