Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro (Puerto Villamil) today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro (Puerto Villamil) at 8PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Faro (Puerto Villamil). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
783 | 733 | 631 | 536 | 536 | 529 | 529 | 395 | 384 | 363 | 313 | 257 | 257 | 253 | 249 | 249 | 212 | 199 | 193 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:50PM1.69m | 3:14AM1.82m | 3:24PM1.73m | 3:45AM1.86m | 4:00PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:59PM0.19m | 9:24AM0.25m | 9:31PM0.17m | 9:57AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
783 | 733 | 631 | 536 | 536 | 529 | 529 | 395 | 384 | 363 | 313 | 257 | 257 | 253 | 249 | 249 | 212 | 199 | 193 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 21 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
— | 37 | 35 | 41 | 38 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 15 | 15 | 34 | 34 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 9 | — | — | NW 12 | N 9 | N 8 | SSE 8 | N 8 | N 16 | S 20 | S 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | N 8 | N 8 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
— | 7 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — |
45 | 43 | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | 36 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 34 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 1348 |
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