
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Estero today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Estero at 6AM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at El Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
282 | 286 | 286 | 177 | 217 | 256 | 194 | 248 | 194 | 192 | 192 | 277 | 366 | 361 | 361 | 361 | 348 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:14AM2.54m | 6:31PM2.31m | 7:01AM2.44m | 7:20PM2.15m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55PM0.11m | 12:28PM0.30m | 00:41AM0.25m | 1:18PM0.40m | |||||||||||||
— | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
282 | 286 | 286 | 355 | 276 | 256 | 239 | 248 | 239 | 247 | 206 | 212 | 366 | 361 | 361 | 361 | 348 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 17 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
20 | 31 | 33 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 43 | 43 | 40 | 43 | 33 | 277 | 212 | 151 | 146 | 146 | 146 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 |
94 | 96 | 130 | 177 | 217 | 199 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 192 | 192 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 23 | 49 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 3 | N 5 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | — | — | — |
31 | 32 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 35 | 37 | 40 | 42 | 39 | 23 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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