Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro (Puerto Villamil) today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro (Puerto Villamil) at 7PM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Faro (Puerto Villamil). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
99 | 85 | 152 | 148 | 216 | 208 | 129 | 206 | 211 | 236 | 423 | 375 | 686 | 671 | 694 | 661 | 813 | 803 | 783 | 733 | 631 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:38PM1.55m | 2:11AM1.65m | 2:15PM1.63m | 2:42AM1.75m | 2:50PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42AM0.48m | 7:54PM0.28m | 8:17AM0.39m | 8:27PM0.22m | 8:51AM0.31m | 8:59PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
99 | 85 | 85 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 73 | 73 | 66 | 64 | 423 | 375 | 686 | 671 | 694 | 661 | 813 | 803 | 783 | 733 | 631 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
80 | 80 | 152 | 148 | 216 | 208 | 129 | 206 | 211 | 208 | 64 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 45 | 34 | 34 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 9 | NW 12 |
33 | 54 | 26 | 46 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 134 | 134 | 236 | 37 | 37 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | — | 7 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | 68 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 1348 | 100 | 1179 | 100 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 100 | 100 | 1348 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
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