Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Estero today (26 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Estero at 1PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (26 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (26 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at El Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Mon 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | 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 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 702 | 686 | 763 | 392 | 895 | 885 | 885 | 864 | 875 | 854 | 844 | 767 | 757 | 739 | 711 | 597 | 589 | 581 | 574 | 566 | 566 | 523 | 471 | 264 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:02PM2.12m | 00:41AM1.85m | 12:50PM2.14m | 1:29AM1.90m | 1:36PM2.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45AM0.72m | 6:35PM0.55m | 6:36AM0.70m | 7:21PM0.49m | 7:23AM0.66m | 8:05PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | 6:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | 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 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 702 | 686 | 763 | 380 | 895 | 885 | 885 | 864 | 875 | 854 | 844 | 767 | 757 | 739 | 711 | 597 | 589 | 581 | 574 | 566 | 566 | 523 | 471 | 234 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 18 | 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 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 72 | 79 | 116 | 392 | 155 | 152 | 192 | 192 | 189 | 189 | 192 | 196 | 199 | 196 | 188 | 182 | 181 | 143 | 143 | 141 | 141 | 138 | 135 | 130 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | SW 24 | SW 24 | NNE 5 | N 5 | SW 23 | SSW 22 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 63 | 60 | 60 | 152 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 22 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 21 | 45 | 264 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | — | — | 7 | 10 | 19 | 33 | 38 | 32 | — | — | 7 | 17 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
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