
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Estero today (04 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Estero at 12AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at El Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Mon 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
354 | 367 | 367 | 324 | 308 | 324 | 333 | 259 | 308 | 228 | 222 | 284 | 255 | 222 | 186 | 354 | 381 | 432 | 432 | 467 | 502 | 496 | 408 | 552 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | glassy | off | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:57PM2.23m | 5:31AM2.18m | 5:35PM2.17m | 6:08AM2.20m | 6:14PM2.11m | 6:45AM2.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14PM0.35m | 11:32AM0.57m | 11:49PM0.39m | 12:13PM0.59m | 00:25AM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | |
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 11 | SSW 16 | S 11 | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
136 | 367 | 367 | 324 | 308 | 144 | 333 | 144 | 308 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 136 | 128 | 125 | 354 | 381 | 432 | 432 | 376 | 502 | 496 | 362 | 411 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | S 11 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
354 | 136 | 118 | 121 | 121 | 324 | 144 | 259 | 136 | 228 | 222 | 284 | 222 | 222 | 163 | 123 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 85 | 408 | 552 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 9 | S 9 |
162 | 162 | 158 | 162 | 162 | 160 | 96 | 164 | 84 | 88 | 209 | 255 | 255 | 164 | 186 | 145 | 134 | 134 | 368 | 467 | 368 | 224 | 81 | 57 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 3 | NNE 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 3 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 11 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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