Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro (Puerto Villamil) today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro (Puerto Villamil) at 6PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at El Faro (Puerto Villamil). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 20 | SW 20 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 18 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 128 | 131 | 157 | 169 | 153 | 125 | 125 | 122 | 119 | 98 | 115 | 115 | 118 | 206 | 186 | 303 | 303 | 299 | 296 | 284 | 255 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:08AM1.50m | 6:45PM1.38m | 6:53AM1.37m | 7:44PM1.28m | 7:53AM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:28PM0.42m | 00:45AM0.60m | 1:19PM0.53m | 1:43AM0.71m | 2:27PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 128 | 113 | 157 | 169 | 153 | 125 | 125 | 122 | 119 | 96 | 102 | 105 | 88 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 93 | 299 | 296 | 96 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 114 | 100 | 113 | 113 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 103 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 303 | 303 | 90 | 84 | 284 | 255 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | N 8 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 18 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | N 8 | N 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 107 | 1 | 98 | 97 | 96 | 95 | 94 | 92 | 84 | 82 | 115 | 115 | 118 | 206 | 186 | 93 | 93 | 1 | 1 | 82 | 82 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | 96 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 1348 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 1225 | 1348 | 100 | 1126 | 100 | 1126 | 1126 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
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