Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro (Puerto Villamil) today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro (Puerto Villamil) at 4PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Faro (Puerto Villamil). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 437 | 437 | 431 | 431 | 437 | 437 | 431 | 419 | 431 | 431 | 431 | 425 | 413 | 402 | 402 | 432 | 424 | 436 | 503 | 596 | 759 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:12AM1.27m | 8:20PM1.28m | 8:27AM1.21m | 9:37PM1.30m | 9:50AM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39PM0.58m | 2:28AM0.76m | 2:53PM0.63m | 3:54AM0.75m | 4:07PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 437 | 437 | 431 | 135 | 135 | 131 | 131 | 128 | 128 | 431 | 431 | 425 | 413 | 402 | 402 | 407 | 413 | 347 | 503 | 596 | 759 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSW 22 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 110 | 110 | 7 | 431 | 437 | 437 | 431 | 419 | 431 | 107 | 47 | 110 | 110 | 88 | 81 | 81 | 424 | 436 | 299 | 277 | 215 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | — | NW 15 | W 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | S 24 | S 24 | SSW 23 | NW 15 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | — |
| kJ | 18 | — | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 52 | 9 | 46 | 176 | 239 | 342 | 432 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 62 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 1179 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 1144 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 1222 | 1353 | 1126 | 100 |
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