
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Estero today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Estero at 4PM is: 1.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | 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 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1297 | 1432 | 1519 | 1303 | 1347 | 1314 | 1438 | 1420 | 1420 | 1532 | 1164 | 1149 | 1091 | 949 | 844 | 833 | 833 | 833 | 833 | 667 | 667 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:20AM2.33m | 7:53PM1.99m | 8:20AM2.23m | 9:01PM1.92m | 9:31AM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47PM0.44m | 1:56AM0.53m | 2:52PM0.51m | 3:07AM0.61m | 4:06PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | 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 |
1297 | 1432 | 1519 | 1303 | 1347 | 1314 | 1438 | 1420 | 1420 | 1532 | 1164 | 1149 | 1091 | 949 | 844 | 833 | 833 | 833 | 833 | 667 | 667 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | S 7 | SW 6 |
91 | 105 | 103 | 111 | 88 | 63 | 32 | 32 | 39 | 27 | 34 | 33 | 22 | 23 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 16 | 19 | 25 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 7 | SW 6 | WNW 10 |
25 | 24 | 24 | 31 | 36 | 28 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 22 | 30 | 19 | 30 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 29 | 40 | 17 | 19 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 55 | 10 | 0 |
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