Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro (Puerto Villamil) today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro (Puerto Villamil) at 3AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
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 Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 131 | 134 | 128 | 204 | 309 | 368 | 334 | 330 | 326 | 525 | 436 | 382 | 387 | 372 | 367 | 367 | 362 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:14PM1.45m | 7:34AM1.61m | 8:18PM1.40m | 8:38AM1.55m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:12AM0.47m | 2:04PM0.41m | 2:15AM0.54m | 3:14PM0.42m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 131 | 131 | 128 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 525 | 436 | 382 | 387 | 372 | 367 | 367 | 362 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 114 | 134 | 101 | 120 | 309 | 368 | 334 | 330 | 326 | 103 | 103 | 105 | 84 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 130 | 127 | 123 | 204 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 98 | 10 | 30 | 31 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 151 | 151 | 100 | 151 | 151 | 100 | 151 | 151 | 58 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
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