
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Estero today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Estero at 4PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1420 | 1532 | 1164 | 1149 | 1091 | 949 | 844 | 833 | 833 | 833 | 746 | 667 | 667 | 581 | 581 | 514 | 507 | 492 | 410 | 352 | 342 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:20AM2.23m | 9:01PM1.92m | 9:31AM2.16m | 10:19PM1.93m | 10:48AM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:52PM0.51m | 3:07AM0.61m | 4:06PM0.53m | 4:26AM0.63m | 5:19PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
1420 | 1532 | 1164 | 1149 | 1091 | 949 | 844 | 833 | 833 | 833 | 746 | 667 | 667 | 581 | 153 | 160 | 507 | 123 | 100 | 352 | 342 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WNW 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 6 | WSW 6 |
39 | 27 | 34 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 34 | 33 | 37 | 52 | 20 | 108 | 139 | 581 | 514 | 31 | 492 | 410 | 39 | 34 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SSW 21 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 7 | S 6 |
39 | 22 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 96 | 133 | 130 | 32 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | 69 | — | — | — | 147 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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