Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro (Puerto Villamil) today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro (Puerto Villamil) at 5PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Faro (Puerto Villamil). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SSE 7 | SW 14 | SSE 8 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 355 | 355 | 355 | 350 | 297 | 231 | 228 | 234 | 288 | 280 | 172 | 172 | 228 | 215 | 251 | 255 | 223 | 245 | 299 | 255 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:29PM1.82m | 4:53AM1.93m | 5:12PM1.74m | 5:32AM1.83m | 5:54PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27AM0.13m | 10:37PM0.09m | 11:08AM0.17m | 11:17PM0.20m | 11:49AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 260 | 256 | 256 | 350 | 75 | 113 | 154 | 167 | 167 | 280 | 172 | 172 | 210 | 215 | 215 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 226 | 232 | 273 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 355 | 355 | 355 | 75 | 297 | 231 | 228 | 234 | 288 | 18 | 138 | 142 | 228 | 206 | 251 | 255 | 223 | 245 | 299 | 255 | 248 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | — | N 8 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | N 9 | SW 16 | SW 17 | S 14 | SW 17 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 83 | — | — | 1 | 71 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 151 | 140 | 4 | 77 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | 172 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 1342 | 1347 | 1344 | 1175 | 1175 | 1158 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 1348 | 1348 | 1344 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 1330 | 1329 | 1329 | 1126 |
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