Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro (Puerto Villamil) today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 21s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro (Puerto Villamil) at 4PM is: 0.4m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 21s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at El Faro (Puerto Villamil). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSE 7 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 98 | 98 | 115 | 115 | 118 | 206 | 186 | 303 | 303 | 299 | 296 | 284 | 255 | 249 | 249 | 316 | 366 | 312 | 230 | 211 | 208 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:53AM1.37m | 7:44PM1.28m | 7:53AM1.27m | 9:03PM1.22m | 9:14AM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19PM0.53m | 1:43AM0.71m | 2:27PM0.61m | 3:07AM0.77m | 3:53PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 19 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 90 | 96 | 96 | 110 | 105 | 108 | 108 | 111 | 115 | 115 | 296 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 21 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 11 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 98 | 98 | 115 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 303 | 303 | 299 | 84 | 284 | 255 | 249 | 249 | 316 | 366 | 312 | 230 | 211 | 208 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 18 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | N 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 84 | 82 | 49 | 115 | 118 | 206 | 186 | 93 | 93 | 90 | 1 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 1348 | 1344 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 1126 | 1126 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 1363 | 100 | 100 |
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