Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro (Puerto Villamil) today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro (Puerto Villamil) at 5PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at El Faro (Puerto Villamil). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 477 | 432 | 441 | 441 | 442 | 365 | 358 | 358 | 305 | 293 | 274 | 232 | 227 | 232 | 232 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 232 | 232 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:41AM1.43m | 8:29PM1.28m | 8:41AM1.32m | 9:47PM1.22m | 9:56AM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10PM0.53m | 2:26AM0.69m | 3:19PM0.59m | 3:46AM0.74m | 4:39PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 477 | 432 | 441 | 441 | 442 | 365 | 358 | 358 | 305 | 293 | 274 | 232 | 227 | 232 | 232 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 232 | 232 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 21 | 54 | 61 | 125 | 127 | 102 | 103 | 142 | 142 | 140 | 129 | 127 | 129 | 168 | 121 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 113 | 65 | 159 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 22 | ESE 6 | SW 22 | SW 13 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 30 | 31 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 60 | 97 | 96 | 181 | 168 | 164 | 162 | 60 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1126 | 1342 | 1369 | 1330 | 1126 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 100 | 100 | 1362 | 151 | 151 | 100 | 100 | 1132 | 1175 | 1362 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
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