Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Estero today (30 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Estero at 4PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at El Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Fri 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | 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 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 301 | 255 | 255 | 375 | 600 | 607 | 305 | 334 | 318 | 381 | 381 | 508 | 508 | 502 | 432 | 421 | 358 | 331 | 322 | 318 | 455 | 382 | 413 | 276 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:01PM2.25m | 3:37AM2.07m | 3:41PM2.27m | 4:16AM2.12m | 4:19PM2.26m | 4:54AM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51AM0.57m | 9:25PM0.33m | 9:32AM0.55m | 10:03PM0.31m | 10:12AM0.54m | 10:39PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | 6:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | 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 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | S 10 |
| kJ | 301 | 245 | 203 | 375 | 600 | 607 | 305 | 334 | 318 | 381 | 381 | 508 | 508 | 502 | 432 | 421 | 358 | 331 | 322 | 318 | 455 | 382 | 322 | 136 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 62 | 255 | 255 | 203 | 57 | 58 | 80 | 83 | 304 | 273 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 118 | 123 | 90 | 90 | 169 | 149 | 144 | 141 | 138 | 141 | 258 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 155 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 246 | 162 | 151 | 85 | 85 | 89 | 195 | 193 | 193 | 186 | 201 | 193 | 176 | 115 | 167 | 230 | 230 | 329 | 413 | 276 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | — | — | NNE 5 | — | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 13 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 16 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 13 | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 13 | 29 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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