
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro (Puerto Villamil) today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro (Puerto Villamil) at 11AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at El Faro (Puerto Villamil). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
100 | 96 | 91 | 88 | 88 | 94 | 76 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 61 | 128 | 198 | 195 | 241 | 273 | 184 | 181 | 250 | 246 | 168 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:22AM1.45m | 12:29PM1.44m | 00:58AM1.58m | 1:09PM1.54m | 1:31AM1.70m | 1:46PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33AM0.56m | 6:41PM0.42m | 7:10AM0.45m | 7:17PM0.34m | 7:45AM0.33m | 7:51PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
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 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
91 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 94 | 76 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 241 | 273 | 184 | 181 | 250 | 246 | 168 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 19 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 7 |
100 | 96 | 91 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 57 | 128 | 198 | 195 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 173 | 29 | 48 | 41 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SSW 10 | SE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 21 | SW 9 | SW 21 | S 9 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SW 9 | S 10 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 19 | SSE 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 36 | 34 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 34 | 89 | 52 | 95 | 59 | 90 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 41 | 41 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1179 | 1137 | 1129 | 1126 | 1348 | 1126 | 1132 | 151 | 151 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
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