Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro (Puerto Villamil) today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro (Puerto Villamil) at 1AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at El Faro (Puerto Villamil). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 266 | 273 | 280 | 299 | 299 | 286 | 306 | 306 | 346 | 333 | 341 | 393 | 459 | 520 | 520 | 785 | 620 | 657 | 584 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:54PM1.63m | 6:12AM1.70m | 6:39PM1.51m | 6:53AM1.56m | 7:28PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58PM0.33m | 12:31PM0.34m | 00:40AM0.46m | 1:16PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
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 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 266 | 273 | 280 | 299 | 299 | 286 | 306 | 306 | 346 | 333 | 341 | 393 | 459 | 520 | 520 | 520 | 620 | 657 | 584 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 255 | 255 | 248 | 226 | 217 | 214 | 211 | 164 | 162 | 131 | 125 | 89 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 66 | 44 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | S 14 | — | S 20 | N 7 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | — | 8 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 785 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1342 | 1341 | 1126 | 1126 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 1341 | 1329 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 1144 | 1137 | 1175 | 1329 | 1329 | 1330 | 1329 |
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