
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Estero today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Estero at 2AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s 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 (08 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
305 | 274 | 314 | 376 | 371 | 447 | 441 | 353 | 509 | 424 | 309 | 309 | 407 | 401 | 401 | 390 | 384 | 363 | 331 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:15PM1.90m | 9:45AM2.25m | 10:28PM1.90m | 10:57AM2.26m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11PM0.52m | 3:17AM0.57m | 4:21PM0.51m | 4:30AM0.58m | 5:32PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 28 |
Feels °C | 35 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 34 | 35 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
78 | 274 | 314 | 376 | 371 | 447 | 441 | 353 | 509 | 424 | 309 | 309 | 407 | 401 | 401 | 390 | 384 | 363 | 331 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | N 5 | N 5 | S 10 |
305 | 146 | 144 | 144 | 141 | 141 | 139 | 141 | 52 | 56 | 79 | 101 | 38 | 38 | 55 | 54 | 13 | 12 | 48 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | N 5 | SW 24 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 10 | NNE 5 |
151 | 79 | 76 | 76 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 4 | 22 | 56 | 39 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 21 | 34 | 48 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 4 | — | WSW 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | — | 3 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 34 | 27 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 29 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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