
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Estero today (14 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Estero at 11PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
623 | 623 | 623 | 614 | 536 | 536 | 476 | 476 | 401 | 395 | 347 | 328 | 306 | 388 | 450 | 529 | 552 | 628 | 727 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:00PM2.20m | 5:10AM2.33m | 5:39PM2.10m | 5:50AM2.21m | 6:21PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00PM0.41m | 11:31AM0.32m | 11:38PM0.52m | 12:11PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
623 | 623 | 623 | 614 | 536 | 536 | 476 | 476 | 401 | 395 | 347 | 328 | 264 | 261 | 257 | 529 | 552 | 628 | 727 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
43 | 43 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 25 | 31 | 312 | 306 | 388 | 450 | 257 | 253 | 178 | 178 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
16 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 40 | 24 | 39 | 43 | 29 | 160 | 214 | 35 | 38 | 24 | 16 | 25 | 17 | 23 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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